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.
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.
You can use these files in Linux to install new programs.
Linux installation packages can often be converted between various types for different Linux distributions.
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Software applications that can open rpm files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Programs for viewing rpm files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that create rpm files:
Linux/Unix
Software apps that convert rpm files:
Linux/Unix
Software apps that extract rpm files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
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File type category:
Plugin, addon file
Date updated: October 7, 2026
RealAudio plugins were distributed as .rpm files for RealPlayer. RealAudio is a proprietary audio format developed by RealNetworks, and its plug-ins extended the player with additional support for RealNetworks media and related features.
The file contains a plug-in component rather than a standalone audio recording. RealAudio supported codecs ranging from low-bitrate playback suitable for dial-up connections to higher-fidelity audio. It was also used for streaming, allowing audio to play while it was downloaded, and was used by internet radio stations and BBC websites.
These files are associated primarily with the Microsoft Windows version of RealPlayer. The format is now legacy and is rarely used because RealAudio and the older RealPlayer plug-in system have largely been replaced by newer media technologies. Associated MIME types include application/x-pn-realaudio, audio/x-pn-RealAudio-plugin, and audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin.
Import the plug-in into compatible Microsoft Windows RealPlayer software. It is not normally opened as an audio recording in a general-purpose media player.
A RealAudio plug-in is a software component, not a media recording, so it cannot normally be converted to another audio or document format.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving rpm files:
Microsoft Windows
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.
Use XnView to view .rpm picture image files.
It is not possible to convert files with rpm extension.
Programs for viewing rpm files:
Multiplatform
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