RPM Packages Naming Convention

The RPM packages naming convention includes information such as the version, release, and architecture.

The naming convention for RPM packages is name-version-release.architecture.operating system.rpm

The following table describes the variables used in the RPMs oracle-database-ee-21c-1.0-1.ol7.x86_64.rpm and oracle-database-ee-21c-1.0-1.ol8.x86_64.rpm

Table 11-2 RPM Packages Naming Convention Example

Variable	Example	Description
name	oracle-database-ee-21c	The name of the Oracle Database edition and release.
version	1.0	The version number of the RPM package.
release	1	The release number of the RPM package.
operating system	ol7 ol8	The Oracle Linux operating system version of the RPM package.
architecture	x86_64	The architecture of the RPM package.