rpm package architecture

RPM comes with different hardware architecture like x86 and 64 bit. so have to download specific version that supports your server hardware , you can check with uname -i command.

Package filename and label

An RPM is delivered in a single file, normally in the format:

name-version-release.architecture.rpm

such as:

libgnomeuimm-2.0-2.0.0-3.i386.rpm

Almost each rpm package has i386 or x86_64 added to file extension. However some time you may see filename such as file-version.rpm. You can list all installed rpm packages with rpm -qa command but it will not display architecture. You can run following command to display rpm package architecture:

# rpm -qa --qf "%{n}-%{arch}\n"

Another option is to use following command to display detailed information about package:
# rpm -qi {package-name}

If you wish to display package version along with architecture, enter:
# rpm -qa --qf "%{n}-%{v}-%{r}.%{arch}\n" | less