How to verify RPM packages

Christopher Barnett

February 23, 2024 04:27
Updated

Introduction

This article covers how to verify RPM packages. This will allow you to see if any changes have been made to files supplied by the RPM package.

Procedure

Run the command below according to your Operating System, replacing $package with the actual package name.

On AlmaLinux, RockyLinux, or CloudLinux:
```
rpm -V $package
```
On Ubuntu 20.04:
```
dpkg --verify $package
```