Tag: #rpm
Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 5 posts
5 posts are tagged #rpm; the most recent was published on 2026-08-14.
Often tagged together: #air-gap 4 #linux 4 #package-management 4 #rhel 4 #dnf 3
Most read in the last 90 days:
- The Complete Guide to Package Managers — How npm, uv, RPM, and Homebrew Work and How to Publish Software
- Building a Local Repository Inside an Air-Gapped Network — createrepo_c, repodata, .repo Files, and GPG Keys
- Downloading on the Outside for an Air-Gapped Transfer — dnf download, reposync, and yumdownloader Solve Different Problems
Why Installing RHEL Packages in an Air-Gapped Network Is Genuinely Hard — Dependencies Are a Graph, and You Cannot Solve It from the Inside
Explains from first principles why bringing RHEL packages into a locked-down network for finance, government, or defense never ends at "just copy one rpm file". It covers the fact that RPM dependencies are a symbol-level
2026-08-14 · 8 min read #linux#rhel#air-gap#dnf#rpmBuilding a Local Repository Inside an Air-Gapped Network — createrepo_c, repodata, .repo Files, and GPG Keys
Covers the whole process of turning a transferred bundle of rpms into a working dnf repository inside an air-gapped network. It walks through the structure of the repodata directory that createrepoc produces and the role
2026-08-14 · 10 min read #linux#rhel#air-gap#dnf#createrepoAir-Gap Transfer Procedure and Integrity — Building a Bundle That Still Installs the Same Way Six Months Later
Covers what to put on the transfer medium, what to verify, and how to make that bundle produce the same result when you open it again six months later. It starts with why signature verification matters more in an air-gap
2026-08-14 · 8 min read #linux#rhel#air-gap#rpm#gpgDownloading on the Outside for an Air-Gapped Transfer — dnf download, reposync, and yumdownloader Solve Different Problems
A command-by-command walkthrough of the real procedure for pulling RHEL packages, dependencies and all, on an internet-connected machine so the result can be carried into an air-gapped network. It covers exactly what --r
2026-08-14 · 10 min read #linux#rhel#air-gap#dnf#rpmThe Complete Guide to Package Managers — How npm, uv, RPM, and Homebrew Work and How to Publish Software
How does npm work? Why is uv so fast? What is RPM? How do you submit software to Homebrew? A deep dive into how package managers work and how to distribute your own software.
2026-04-12 · 15 min read #devops#npm#uv#rpm#homebrew