RPMDB2SOLV(1)

✨ RPMDB2SOLV ✨

okay so bestie, this is a page from the libsolv manual (section 1, the user commands girlies 💅), and it's literally about a lil tool called rpmdb2solv. buckle up 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

rpmdb2solv — convert the rpm database into a solv file

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

rpmdb2solv [OPTIONS] [REFFILE.solv]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So the rpmdb2solv tool reads rpm's installed packages database and writes it in solv file format, straight to standard output. slay. ✨

And here's the cute part: you can make use of an old version of the database by specifying a REFFILE.solv file. yes bestie, vintage. 👑

🎀 the options, no cap 🎀

• -o OUTFILE — write the generated solv to OUTFILE instead of standard output. because sometimes you want it in a file, and honestly? valid.
• -P — print percentages as packages are being read in. the output format is like rpm's --percent option. little progress bar moment, we love to see it 🫶
• -r ROOTDIR — use ROOTDIR as root directory.
• -D DBPATH — use the database in the DBPATH directory.
• -k — read pubkeys from the rpm database instead of installed packages. ⚠️ heads up though: many distributions stopped storing pubkeys in the database but use a directory like /var/lib/rpm/pubkeys instead. so like, lowkey check first, iykyk.
• -A — also scan the /usr/share/appdata for installed appdata files and create pseudo packages for each file. pseudo packages are so main character energy fr fr.
• -p PRODDIR — also read SUSE product files from directory PRODDIR. the standard directory is /etc/products.d. iconic default, periodt.
• -n — do not read any packages from the rpm database. this is useful together with -p to only convert SUSE products. it's giving "products only, nothing else, we're being picky today" 💅
• -C — include the package changelog in the generated solv file. the lore, preserved 📜
• -X — autoexpand SUSE pattern and product provides into packages. ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• rpms2solv(1) — the sibling, the bestie, the other one 🦋

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Michael Schroeder <mls@suse.de> — the legend, the icon, the moment 👑

okay that's the whole vibe, bestie. go forth and convert databases. 🍓

this has been a libsolv production, version dated 03/02/2022 — thank u for coming to my ted talk, mwah 💖✨🧚