Chapter 5. Listing RPM update package contents

Procedure

1. Optional: List which versions of the MicroShift RPM are available for download by running the following command:

   $ sudo dnf repoquery microshift-release-info-0:4.16.* 

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   Replace the example value 4.16.* with the major and minor release numbers you are interested in.

   Example output

   Updating Subscription Management repositories.
   microshift-release-info-0:4.16.0-202406260523.p0.gc5a37df.assembly.4.16.0.el9.noarch
   microshift-release-info-0:4.16.1-202406281132.p0.g8babeb9.assembly.4.16.1.el9.noarch
   microshift-release-info-0:4.16.10-202408291007.p0.g6e4ee4d.assembly.4.16.10.el9.noarch
   microshift-release-info-0:4.16.2-202407040825.p0.g2e0407e.assembly.4.16.2.el9.noarch
   microshift-release-info-0:4.16.3-202407111123.p0.ge4206d3.assembly.4.16.3.el9.noarch
   microshift-release-info-0:4.16.4-202407191908.p0.g057a9af.assembly.4.16.4.el9.noarch
   microshift-release-info-0:4.16.5-202407250951.p0.g0afcb57.assembly.4.16.5.el9.noarch
   microshift-release-info-0:4.16.6-202408010822.p0.gc4ded66.assembly.4.16.6.el9.noarch
   microshift-release-info-0:4.16.7-202408081107.p0.g0597bb8.assembly.4.16.7.el9.noarch
   microshift-release-info-0:4.16.8-202408150851.p0.gc8a3bb1.assembly.4.16.8.el9.noarch
   microshift-release-info-0:4.16.9-202408220842.p0.gefa92a2.assembly.4.16.9.el9.noarch

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2. Download the RPM package you want by running the following command:

   $ sudo dnf download microshift-release-info-<release_version> 

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   Replace <release_version> with the numerical value of the release you are deploying, using the entire version number, for example, 4.16.0.

   Example output

   microshift-release-info-4.16.0.-202311101230.p0.g7dc6a00.assembly.4.16.0.el9.noarch.rpm 

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   Your output should contain the date and commit ID.

3. Unpack the RPM package without installing it by running the following command:

   $ rpm2cpio <microshift_release_info> | cpio -idmv 

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   Replace <microshift_release_info> with the name of the RPM package from the previous step. For example, microshift-release-info-4.16.10-202408291007.p0.g6e4ee4d.assembly.4.16.10.el9.noarch.rpm.

   Example output

   ./usr/share/microshift
   ./usr/share/microshift/blueprint
   ./usr/share/microshift/blueprint/blueprint-aarch64.toml
   ./usr/share/microshift/blueprint/blueprint-x86_64.toml
   ./usr/share/microshift/release
   ./usr/share/microshift/release/release-aarch64.json
   ./usr/share/microshift/release/release-x86_64.json

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4. List the contents by running the following command:

   $ cat ./usr/share/microshift/release/release-x86_64.json

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   Example output

   {
     "release": {
       "base": "4.16.10"
     },
     "images": {
       "cli": "....
   # ...

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