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Originally an [Acronym] for RedHat [Package] Manager, it is now a RecursiveAcronym for [RPM] [Package] Manager (you get that with geeks).

It is a [Package] format invented by RedHat, and also used by SuSe, [Mandrake], Connectiva, etc.

It is also the name of the PackageManagementTool written by RedHat to use this format. There are now [frontends|PackageManagementTool] that wrap [RPM] to solve what has become known as ''[RPM] Hell'' (or ''dependency hell''). See AptForRpm and FreshRpms.

if you need source or binary [RPM]s for a wide range of distros, check out [RPMFind|http://www.rpmfind.net/].

but remember, it can be a BadIdea to force it unless you know what you're doing ;)

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Also the [Acronym] for __R__evolutions __P__er __M__inute, the standard measure of how fast the media spins in [HardDisk]s.

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