The acronym RPM stands for remote print manager, too, but it may also
have nothing to do with computer files, as when it refers to the
measurement of rotational frequency revolutions per minute.
However, in this case, a file with the RPM extension is a Red Hat Package
Manager file that is used to store installation packages on Linux
operating systems.
RPM files provide an easy way to distribute, install, update, and remove
software because the files are «packaged» into one place.
How to open an RPM file?
It is important to note that RPM files cannot be used on Windows
computers like Linux operating system.
However, since they are just files, any popular compression/decompression
program, such as 7-Zip or PeaZip, can open an RPM file to reveal the files
it contains.
How to convert an RPM file?
Commands that invoke Linux Alien software can be used to convert RPM to
DEB.
The following commands will install Alien and then use it to convert the
file to a DEB file:
apt-get install alien
alien -d file.rpm
You can replace «-d» with «-i» to convert the package and then immediately
start the installation.
Software to open and work with an RPM file
- Linux
Kernel
If you downloaded a RPM file on Android device you can open it by following steps below:
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Description of RPM archive handling
- View RPM package files structure.
- Open, browse, view, and extract RPM package files.
- Use Altap Salamander viewers to view inner files.
- Supported UNIX archives:
- RPM — Red Hat Linux package distribution archive.
- DEB — Debian software package distribution archive.
- TAR — (GNU) tar (tape archive) compatible format.
- GZ (GZIP) — (GNU) zip compressed file format.
- TGZ — (GNU) Tar archive compressed with (GNU) zip.
- BZ2, BZ — BZip, compression program similar to (GNU) zip (gzip), better compression.
- TBZ — GNU Tar archive compressed with BZip compression.
- Z — Archive compressed with old unix Compress.
- TAZ — Tar archive compressed with unix compress.
- CPIO — Tape archive format similar to tar.
- All archives supported by Altap Salamander: ZIP, J, RAR, ARJ, LZH, LHA, LZS,
PAK, RPM, DEB, TAR, TGZ, GZ, TBZ, BZ, BZ2, CPIO, TAZ, Z, CAB, EML, B64, UUE,
XXE, HQX, NTX, CNM, UC2, and 7Z
How to open, view, browse, or extract RPM files?
- Download and install Altap Salamander 4.0 File Manager.
- Choose the desired file and press the F3 (View command).
- Press the Enter key to open archive.
- To view inner file using associated viewer press the F3 key (Files / View command).
- To extract inner file: select it and press the F5 key (Files / Copy command).
- For more details see Opening Archive Files in Altap Salamander Help.
Why choose Altap Salamander as file manager?
- All-in-one solution.
- Unified design and control.
- Intuitive and effective interface.
- Power user functionality, short learning curve.
- Keyboard and mouse shortcuts for most commands.
- High quality software with emphasis on error states.
- Superior quality with emphasis on safety of your files during error states.
File manager Altap Salamander in a nutshell
- Altap Salamander is a native Windows application with modern and clean design.
- Using graphic instead of text mode brings easy to use and powerful user interface.
- Well-established shortcuts from Norton Commander and Windows.
- Drag&Drop support, mouse shortcuts for most frequent commands.
- Handy support for clipboard: you can copy file name with full path on clipboard.
- Quick search is really quick: just start typing the name of file you are looking for.
- Advanced Select/Unselect commands including Save and Load Selection.
- Operations are started on background; you needn’t wait until operation is finished.
- Thumbnails view mode for digital camera users, graphic designers, web masters, etc.
- PictView viewer for more than 40 bitmap file formats.
- Fast text and binary viewer with hexadecimal and ASCII modes. Large files over 4GB supported.
- Support for Regular Expressions in viewers and Find. Wildcards for easy filenames selecting.
- Database viewer for DBF and CSV files, Multimedia viewer for MP3, OGG or STM files.
- Portable Executable viewer will say you all about EXE or DLL files.
- With Internet Explorer viewer you can quickly display your HTML file.
- Well-arranged Find dialog with many find options including searching for duplicates.
- Make File List command allows you export files and directories listings to text file.
- List of shared directories with option to stop sharing.
- Changing file and directory names to lower, upper or mixed case.
- Converting end of line (EOL) characters between Windows, MAC and UNIX.
- Changing coding of text files (CP1250, CP852, KOI-8, Kamenicti, EBCDIC, etc.).
- List of recently opened files and working directories for easier access.
- Comparing directory trees by name, date, time, attributes, or by content.
- Internal support for most major archives: ZIP, RAR, ARJ, LZH, LHA, LZS, 7-ZIP, TAR, TGZ, BZ, BZ2, RPM, CPIO, Z, PK3, JAR, and Microsoft CAB.
- Possibility to make self-extracting archives with custom icons, texts and behavior.
- Open CD or DVD ISO image files, browse all sessions, view and extract contained files.
- Open and extract MIME/Base64 email messages. yEncode and BinHex decoder.
- Open and browse Outlook Express DBX archives, save email attachments.
- User friendly configuration. All options are accessible from dialog boxes or menu.
- Open plugin architecture to enable third-party plugins and extensions.
- Advanced file comparator for text and binary files will display differences.
- Advanced batch renamer for easy renaming of your files and directories.
- FTP Search for searching on FTP servers.
- Registry editor for browsing, viewing, and editing of your Windows Registry.
- Support for splitting and combining files.
- WinSCP plugin based on famous SFTP and SCP client.
- FTP client with clever non-blocking design allows postpone solving of errors.
- Checksum plugin will calculate and verify CRC32 (SFV) and MD5 file checksums.
- Files encryption and decryption using strong encryption algorithms: AES (Rijndael), Blowfish, and TripleDES in either ECB or CBC mode.
- Open FAT 12, 16, or 32 disk image, browse directories and view or extract required files.
- Undelete plugin for recovering deleted files from your FAT or NTFS partitions.
- Windows Mobile plugin for accessing Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone, and Windows CE devices from Altap Salamander.
- And much much more… download Altap Salamander 4.0 and try it yourself.
Bitberry File Opener, a best-in-class file handling tool for Windows, enables you to extract content from RPM files on your PC.
Supported .RPM file format
Red Hat (Linux) Package Management System File
For Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11
Step 1: Download and install
Download Bitberry File Opener
The first step is to download the setup program. It contains everything you need to handle RPM files. There are no 3rd-party dependencies.
Run the setup program
Once downloaded, double-click the file (usually named BitberryFileOpenerSetup.exe) to start the installation process. This is a one-time thing.
Step 2: Select your RPM file
Use the File menu
Run Bitberry File Opener and select Open from the File menu to select your file.
Use drag and drop
You can also drag your file and drop it on the Bitberry File Opener window to open it.
Double-click the file
You can associate Bitberry File Opener with any supported file type so they open when you double-click them.
Extract Red Hat (Linux) Package Management System files
Browse the content of your .RPM file
Browse files and folders of your Red Hat (Linux) Package Management System files in Windows Explorer-style.
Extract files from .RPM archives
Select everything, or individual files or folders, and extract them. This restores the files in the RPM archive to their original uncompressed format, ready for you to use.
Feature overview
You are welcome to use the software without a license for as long as you like, for personal tasks at home. Any other use requires a license. The free version has certain limitations — a license is needed to unlock them.
| Feature | Free | Licensed |
|---|---|---|
| Any kind of use that is not personal and at home | ||
| View 8 document formats including Adobe PDF, and edit Microsoft Word documents | ||
| View and edit 127 kinds of image formats, including many legacy formats | ||
| View dozens of digital camera RAW picture formats | ||
| Play any audio format imaginable, including many legacy formats — 72 in total | ||
| Watch videos in 115 formats ranging from HD videos to obscure legacy formats | ||
| Open and browse content in 55 types of archive and compressed files | ||
| Open and browse content in 2 types of encoded files | ||
| Open and edit 3 types of spreadsheet files, including from Microsoft Excel | ||
| Open email attachments in winmail.dat format | ||
| Preview the style of 6 different types of font files | ||
| View the content of 17 text based file formats | ||
| Save files, including attachments from winmail.dat files, and edited images, spreadsheets, and documents | ||
| Extract content from archives, compressed- and encoded files | ||
| Print documents, images, and spreadsheets | ||
| Convert images to other formats like JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PSD, etc. | ||
| Copy text from documents, data from spreadsheets, and images to the clipboard | ||
| File viewing without license reminders |
The free version of Bitberry File Opener lets you open all supported file formats with no time limits. Free to use forever for personal tasks at home. There are several limitations in the free version, but all supported file types can be opened so you can try it on your files.
How to open file with .RPM extension?
If the .RPM file is known to your system, it is possible to open it by double clicking the mouse or pressing ENTER. This operation will start applications associated with the .RPM file installed on your system. If the system encounters a file for the first time and there are no relevant associations, the action will end with a system’s proposal to find the appropriate software on your computer or in the Internet.
Sometimes it happens that the files of the .RPM type a wrong program is assigned. This can sometimes be the result of the action of hostile programs such as viruses and malware, but most often it is the result of an incorrect association of an application with the .RPM file extension. If, during the operation of a new type of .RPM files, we will indicate to the system a wrong program, the system will erroneously suggest its use every time it encounters this type of file. In this case, try to re-select the appropriate application. Right-click on the .RPM file, and then select from the menu the option "Open With ..." and "Choose default program" . Now select one of the installed application from the list above and try again.