rpm: rpm (RPM package format tool) rpm: rpm: RPM is a tool from Red Hat Software used to install and remove rpm: packages in the .rpm format. When installing RPM packages on rpm: Slackware, you may need to use the --nodeps and --force options. rpm: Before installing any binary package, it's wise to examine it to rpm: see what it's going to do, and if it will overwrite any files. You rpm: can use rpm2tgz to convert .rpm packages to .tgz packages so you rpm: can look them over. rpm: rpm: