rpm
command to install packages available on a network. With the rpm
command, you can get the packages to install by using the FTP or HTTP network protocols.
rpm
command connects to an FTP file server, downloads the named package, and installs that package. With the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) used for Web pages, the rpm
command connects to a Web server, downloads the named package, and installs that package.
Name Spoofing
rpm
command into installing a malicious package from the wrong host.
rpm
command is that you need to create a URL for the remote file name. The basic format of the command follows:
rpm -i ftp://hostname/path/to/file/filename.rpm
rpm -i ftp://www-126.ibm.com/pub/jikes/jikes-1.16-1.src.rpm
rpm
command line, the rpm
command will prompt you for the missing data.
rpm -i ftp://unclejoe@www-126.ibm.com/pub/jikes/jikes-1.16-1.src.rpm
Credentials are Examples
rpm
command will prompt you for the password. You can also include the password on the rpm
command line. Separate the user name from the password with a colon (:).
rpm -i ftp://unclejoe:workers@www-126.ibm.com/pub/jikes/jikes-1.16-1.src.rpm