Creating RPMS with fpm and docker Now and again, you need to create RPMS of third-party tools, such as Python libraries or Ruby gems. The most effective (and best!) way to do this is with fpm. Historically, I have built RPMS using a few dedicated virtual machines for CentOS5 and CentOS6-specific builds. These virtual machines have gotten crufty with all the various libraries installed. Wouldn’t it be nice to have […] Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
Tips: See the contents of an RPM post-install script Today I had the need to look at MySQL.com’s post-install scripts for MySQL Advanced. Unfortunately, I was lazy not having quick and easy access to the specfile, I used my blackbelt in Google-fu to figure out that it was simpler than I thought. In my case, I had already installed the RPM. All I needed […] Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
