=== Query Packages === Show current package installed for a service rpm -qa package \\ === Find Configuration files === Find configuration files associated with a package rpm -qc package \\ ==== Package Install Date ==== rpm -qa --last rpm -qa --qf '%{INSTALLTIME} %-40{NAME} %{INSTALLTIME:date}\n' | sort -n | cut -d' ' -f2- That queries all your installed RPM packages (rpm -qa) and prints them using a format (--qf) with the time of installation first in seconds since the epoch(%{INSTALLTIME}), then the name of the package in a 40 character field, left justified (%-40{NAME}), then the installation time as a date and time (%{INSTALLTIME:date}). The result is sorted by the first time field, then that time field is removed. \\ Source: http://superuser.com/questions/366380/how-to-list-recent-yum-updates