[SOLVED] Installing multiple multiple versions with rpm

Issue

How to specify destination path for new package in linux rpm?

Example: rpm --install kibana-6.0.1-x86_64.rpm will install: rpm -qa: kibana-6.0.1-1.x86_64 It will sit in /usr/share/kibana

The next installation rpm --install kibana-6.0.2-x86_64.rpm will sit in the same /usr/share/kibana.

I prefer them living together as /usr/share/kibana-xxx

Regards,

Solution

Note: As OP suggested, SoftwareCollection does look promising. It doesn't support kibana and explaining it how to do it is beyond this answer.

rpm untars and install the package as the package was designed in its spec file. Depending on what you are doing, you can look the command rpm2cpio which untars the .rpm file on to a working directory. You can then move the file to any directory you want.

# Download the rpm to a local directory, /tmp/kibana-6.0.2    
$ cd /tmp/kibana-6.0.2

# Following will untar kibana-6.0.2 assuming / directory is /tmp/kibana-6.0.2
$ rpm2cpio kibana-6.0.2-x86_64.rpm | cpio -idum  # man cpio for option details

Repeat the procedure for kibana-6.0.1. Note, rpm2cpio command will not alter the rpmdb, therefore this operation will not be visible to rpm -qa | grep kibana command.

Answered By - iamauser

Answer Checked By - Marilyn (WPSolving Volunteer)