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rpm

Finding which package installed given file

Many times we require to know the name of the page which installed a given file. In such cases one can use:

rpm -qf <full-path-of-file>

to list the name of the rpm package.

References for understanding and learning rpm and yum properly:

Information on restoring original files if package was installed via RPM is at https://www.g-loaded.eu/2012/03/26/restore-original-configuration-files-from-rpm-packages/
Detailed information on RPM and yum is available at https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-lpic1-v3-102-5/?ca=drs-
RPM uses a fairly complex logic while upgrading a package to decide fate of configuration files. The logic is described in detail at http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/ch-rpm-upgrade.html