1RPM-PLUGINS(8)                                                  RPM-PLUGINS(8)
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NAME

6       rpm-plugins - Plugins for the RPM Package Manager
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Description

9       RPM  plugins provide functionality that is not suited to be used every‐
10       where.  They may not be built or shipped on some platforms or  may  not
11       be installed or be disabled on some systems.
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13       This  allows  plugins to interface with systems that may not acceptable
14       as a dependency for RPM and to provide functionality that  may  be  un‐
15       wanted under some circumstances.
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17       For  now the plugin API is internal only.  So there is a limited number
18       of plugins in the RPM sources.
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Configuration

21       Some plugins can be configured by specific macros or influenced by com‐
22       mand  line parameters.  But most can only be turned on or off.  See the
23       plugin's man page for details.
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25       Plugins are controlled by a macro %__transaction_NAME which is  set  to
26       the location of the plugin file.  Undefining the macro or setting it to
27       %{nil} will prevent the plugin from being run.
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29       This can be done on the RPM command line e.g. with  --undefine=__trans‐
30       action_syslog.   To  disable  a  plugin  permantently  drop  a  file in
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35       Another option is to remove the plugin from the system if it  is  pack‐
36       aged in its own sub package.
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38       For some operations it may be desirable to disable all plugins at once.
39       This can be done by passing --noplugins to rpm at the command line.
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SEE ALSO

42       rpm(8),  rpm-plugin-audit(8),   rpm-plugin-ima(8),   rpm-plugin-priore‐
43       set(8),  rpm-plugin-selinux(8),  rpm-plugin-syslog(8),  rpm-plugin-sys‐
44       temd-inhibit(8)
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