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PURL Type Definition: rpm

  • Type Name: RPM
  • Description: RPM packages
  • Schema ID: https://packageurl.org/types/rpm-definition.json

PURL Syntax​

The structure of a PURL for this package type is:

pkg:rpm/<namespace>/<name>@<version>?<qualifiers>#<subpath>

Repository Information​

  • Use Repository: Yes
  • Note: There is no default package repository, this should be implied either from the distro qualifiers key or using a repository base URL as repository_url qualifiers key.

Namespace definition​

  • Requirement: Required
  • Native Label: vendor
  • Note: The namespace is the vendor such as Fedora or OpenSUSE. It is not case sensitive and must be lowercased.

Name definition​

  • Requirement: Required
  • Case Sensitive: Yes
  • Native Label: name
  • Note: The name is the RPM name and is case sensitive.

Version definition​

  • Requirement: Optional
  • Native Label: version-release
  • Note: The version is the combined version and release of an RPM.

Qualifiers Definition​

KeyRequirementNative nameDefault ValueDescription
epochOptional(optional for RPMs) is a qualifier as its not required for unique identification, but when the epoch exists we strongly encourage using it.
archOptionalthe qualifiers key for a package architecture.

Examples​

  • pkg:rpm/fedora/curl@7.50.3-1.fc25?arch=i386&distro=fedora-25
  • pkg:rpm/fedora/centerim@4.22.10-1.el6?arch=i686&epoch=1&distro=fedora-25