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RPM

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Linux package manager archive

File type: Program executable file, Archive and compressed file

Files with rpm extension can be typically found as program installation packages for the Linux Package Manager which is used to install new apps in Linux.

Found 3 different file type records with the same rpm filename suffix.

What is rpm file?

File type category:
Program executable file
Archive and compressed file

Date updated: July 19, 2025

File extension rpm is associated with the RPM Package Manager (also known as Red Hat Package Manager), a package management program included in various distributions of Linux operating systems.

A .rpm file stores archive with Linux program installation.

How to open rpm file?

You can use these files in Linux to install new programs.

How to convert rpm file?

Linux installation packages can often be converted between various types for different Linux distributions.

Suggested software to open rpm file:

Associated software actions with the rpm file

Software applications that can open rpm files:

Programs for viewing rpm files:

Microsoft Windows

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Software apps that create rpm files:

Software apps that convert rpm files:

Linux/Unix

Software apps that extract rpm files:

Software applications that handle other tasks involving rpm files:

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RealAudio plugin

File type category:
Plugin, addon file

Date updated: November 15, 2016

File extension rpm is also related to RealAudio, a proprietary audio format developed by RealNetworks. It uses a variety of audio codecs, ranging from low-bitrate formats that can be used over dialup modems, to high-fidelity formats for music.

It can also be used as a streaming audio format, that is played at the same time as it is downloaded. In the past, many internet radio stations used RealAudio to stream their programming over the internet in real time. In recent years, however, the format has become less common and has given way to more popular audio formats. It is used heavily by the BBC websites.

This type of .rpm file stores plugin that adds new extra features to RealAudio.

MIME type used:
application/x-pn-realaudio
audio/x-pn-RealAudio-plugin
audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin

How to open rpm file?

You can import these plugins to some RealAudio software.

How to convert rpm file?

Plugin files generally are not meant to be converted to anything else.

Suggested software to open rpm file:

Associated software actions with the rpm file

Software applications that handle other tasks involving rpm files:

Microsoft Windows

RunPaint (Multicolor) image format file

File type category:
Graphics file

Date updated: June 23, 2025

The rpm file extension is associated with the RunPaint. The .rpm file stores picture image.

The RunPaint is probably obsolete software. However the .rpm picture image is viewable in the XnView multi-platform picture image editor and manager.

How to open rpm file?

Use XnView to view .rpm picture image files.

How to convert rpm file?

It is not possible to convert files with rpm extension.

Associated software actions with the rpm file

Programs for viewing rpm files:

Multiplatform

Convert .rpm files

Convert .rpm to other formats
Convert to .rpm from other formats

Related file extensions