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Description of problem: rpm repackage option is not available. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): # rpm -qa | grep rpm rpm-libs-4.8.0-17.el6.x86_64 rpm-build-4.8.0-17.el6.x86_64 rpm-4.8.0-17.el6.x86_64 rpm-python-4.8.0-17.el6.x86_64 How reproducible: Run the following command # rpm --repackage --repackage: unknown option Steps to Reproduce: 1. Login to RHEL61 machine 2. check the rpm version using rpm -qa | grep rpm 3. run the command rpm --repackage Actual results: Option is not supported. Expected results: Option should be supported. Additional info: I have tried to identify whethere is there any update on repackage option in rhel61. but I did not find however I am still trying to find updates on this. I have tried the same command in rhel5, it is working and option is available. I am not sure where to port this query and also not sure that whether it is really a bug or not. Please consider my request and provide me a solution like if it is a bug, how to handle repackage option to avail rollback facility provided by rpm. Thanks Manohar
--repackage / --rollback support was removed from rpm upstream between RHEL 5 and 6 because its essentially an unsupportable feature. Rpm's rollback was never actually officially supported on RHEL 5 either, RHN has its own rollback mechanism which is the recommended and supported method.