How to install rpmdevtools on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
RPM Development Tools
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 9 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 8 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 7 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 6 | — | ✓ | — | 8.3 |
Description
This package contains scripts and (X)Emacs support files to aid in development of RPM packages. rpmdev-setuptree Create RPM build tree within user's home directory rpmdev-diff Diff contents of two archives rpmdev-newspec Creates new .spec from template rpmdev-rmdevelrpms Find (and optionally remove) "development" RPMs rpmdev-checksig Check package signatures using alternate RPM keyring rpminfo Print information about executables and libraries rpmdev-md5/sha* Display checksums of all files in an archive file rpmdev-vercmp RPM version comparison checker spectool Expand and download sources and patches in specfiles rpmdev-wipetree Erase all files within dirs created by rpmdev-setuptree rpmdev-extract Extract various archives, "tar xvf" style rpmdev-bumpspec Bump revision in specfile ...and many more.
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
rpmdevtools on CentOS / RHEL 6
sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo yum -y install rpmdevtools
Package downloads require an active GetPageSpeed subscription — one repository for rpmdevtools and 3,000+ more packages across every maintained Enterprise Linux release.
Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install rpmdevtools on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install rpmdevtools (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is rpmdevtools available for?
rpmdevtools is available for RHEL 6 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is rpmdevtools compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?
Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.