List patches in linux

[R.O.]

Hi,

How can I see the patches installed in a Red Hat linux system? I know rpm -qa list the packages, but I do not know if it list patches also. Is there something similar to "swlist | grep PH*" (i.e.) in HPUX?

Thanks and regards

[Martin P.J. Zinser]

Hello,

it lists everything you did install using RPM, i.e. if the patch came as an RPM it will be in, while packages you did install from source tarballs will not be in.

Greetings, Martin

[Jerome Henry]

Hi,

I'm not aware of such a command as 'patches' are full packages reinstalled.
rpm --last -qa will liste packages by date of install, so all packages more recent than original install are updated packages.
hth

J

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

The Linux patching model is different than HP-UX.

When you patch apache, the version number is updated.

SEP

[Jairo Campana]

too in /root/innstall.log the packages installed or up2date for install patch o patch installed :
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-267.html#Red%20Hat%20Linux%208.0