Common rpm/dnf invocations

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• What's the inverse dependencies of a package?
  • dnf repoquery --installed --whatrequires <package>
• What's the dependencies of a package?
  • For a given .rpm: rpm -qp mypackage.rpm. For just a package name: rpm -q mypackage
  • --requires, --conflicts, and --provides
• What package provides a file?
  • rpm -qf <file>
• What preinst/postinst scriptlets come from an rpm?
  • rpm -q mypackage --scripts
• List contents of an rpm
  • rpm -ql mypackage
• Extract the contents of an rpm for inspection
  • rpm2cpio mypackage.rpm | cpio -idmv
• Download, without installing, an rpm
• Audit recent transactions
• List installed packages
  • rpm -qa
  • dnf list --installed
• How to remove an rpm without removing the packages that depend on it?
  • rpm -e <pkg> --nodeps
• How to reinstall an rpm?
• Where are rpms downloaded to?
• How does the rpm/dnf database(s) work, and how does that relate to "repos" and "channels"?
• How are dnf, yum, smart, and rpm related?