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How to rollback RPM's in rhel5 and rhel6 linux
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Written by KernelMount Author
May 27, 2012 at 07:13 AM
How to rollback RPM's in rhel5 and rhel6 linux?
CentOS and RHEL5: RedHat EL version 5
We can setup a RPM rollback using two simple steps on Centos 5 or RHEL5,
Step 1)Create a file called macros
[root@kernelmount ~]# cat /etc/rpm/macros
%_repackage_all_erasures 1
Step 2)Add tsflags=repackage line at end of yum configuration file,
[root@kernelmount ~]# tail -1 /etc/yum.conf
tsflags=repackage
OK, Now your operating system is ready for rpm rollback
Now update the latest patches via yum software repository,
#yum update
Check the rpm backup for reinstalling old packages
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Check the rpm backup for reinstalling old packages
#ls -l /var/spool/repackage
If you want to keep old rpms, you can manually install rpms from backup dir once you have removed the newly install rpm
packages,
ROLL back RPM:
If OS updated with in one hour period, use the following command
#rpm -Uvh --rollback '1 hour ago'
if yesterday
#rpm -Uvh --rollback '1 day ago'
if OS updated on a week ago,
#rpm -Uvh --rollback '1 week ago'
if OS updated on a month ago,
#rpm -Uvh --rollback '1 month ago'
if OS update on a year ago,
#rpm -Uvh --rollback '1 Year Ago'
if OS update on Mar 20th,
#rpm -Uvh --rollback 'March 20'
CentOS6 and RHEL6: RedHat Enterprises Linux 6
RPM rollback in rhel6 version
To check all the previous history of RPM installation/update:
[root@kernelmount ~]# yum history
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
ID | Login user | Date and time | Action(s) | Altered
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
47 | root <root> | 2012-05-27 09:03 | Install | 4
46 | root <root> | 2012-05-27 09:02 | Install | 2
45 | root <root> | 2012-05-27 09:00 | I, O, U | 5 EE
44 | root <root> | 2012-04-24 03:47 | Install | 2
43 | root <root> | 2012-04-23 09:13 | Install | 1
42 | root <root> | 2012-04-17 18:29 | Install | 26
41 | root <root> | 2012-04-17 18:25 | Install | 3
40 | root <root> | 2012-04-16 05:52 | Install | 44 EE
39 | root <root> | 2012-04-16 05:50 | Install | 3 EE
38 | System <unset> | 2012-04-15 23:45 | Install | 7
37 | System <unset> | 2012-04-15 23:43 | Install | 3
36 | root <root> | 2012-04-15 17:32 | Install | 2
35 | root <root> | 2012-04-15 17:09 | Install | 6 <
34 | root <root> | 2012-04-15 16:59 | Install | 1 >
33 | root <root> | 2012-04-15 16:43 | Install | 1 <
32 | root <root> | 2012-04-15 16:27 | Install | 3 >
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32 | root <root> | 2012-04-15 16:27 | Install | 3 >
31 | root <root> | 2012-04-15 16:21 | Install | 45
30 | root <root> | 2012-04-15 08:01 | Install | 5
29 | root <root> | 2012-04-15 07:58 | Install | 3
28 | root <root> | 2012-04-15 07:57 | Install | 12
history list
To list the particular transaction:
[root@kernelmount ~]# yum history list 46
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
ID | Login user | Date and time | Action(s) | Altered
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
46 | root <root> | 2012-05-27 09:02 | Install | 2
history list
To check the information of the transaction (details about rpm installation/deletion);
[root@kernelmount ~]# yum history info 46
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Transaction ID : 46
Begin time : Sun May 27 09:02:42 2012
Begin rpmdb : 1334:3890b02e5def56f3f7e637c38758d90e7591869d
End time : 09:02:45 2012 (3 seconds)
End rpmdb : 1336:1686e04e881838c5e7f0dd793219e70e05398325
User : root <root>
Return-Code : Success
Transaction performed with:
Installed rpm-4.8.0-12.el6.i686
Installed yum-3.2.27-14.el6.centos.noarch
Installed yum-plugin-fastestmirror-1.1.26-11.el6.noarch
Packages Altered:
Dep-Install file-devel-5.04-5.el6.i686
Install rpm-devel-4.8.0-12.el6.i686
history info
[root@kernelmount ~]#
[root@kernelmount ~]# yum history summary 46
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Login user | Time | Action(s) | Altered
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
root <root> | Last day | Install | 2
history summary
To repeat the same task which was performed in the 46th transaction ID:
[root@kernelmount ~]# yum history repeat 46
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
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* rpmfusion-free-updates: rpmfusion.famillecollet.com
* rpmfusion-free-updates-testing: rpmfusion.famillecollet.com
* rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: rpmfusion.famillecollet.com
* rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-testing: rpmfusion.famillecollet.com
Repeating transaction 46, from Sun May 27 09:02:42 2012
Dep-Install file-devel-5.04-5.el6.i686
Install rpm-devel-4.8.0-12.el6.i686
Package rpm-devel-4.8.0-12.el6.i686 already installed and latest version
history repeat
To ROLLBACK All RPM'S in the particular transaction: ( To erase installed packages and To Install unintalled
packages)
[root@kernelmount ~]# yum history undo 46
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Undoing transaction 46, from Sun May 27 09:02:42 2012
Dep-Install file-devel-5.04-5.el6.i686
Install rpm-devel-4.8.0-12.el6.i686
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package file-devel.i686 0:5.04-5.el6 set to be erased
---> Package rpm-devel.i686 0:4.8.0-12.el6 set to be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
=============================================
Package Arch Version Repository
Size
=============================================
Removing:
file-devel i686 5.04-5.el6 @centos6 6.5 k
rpm-devel i686 4.8.0-12.el6 @centos6 270
k
Transaction Summary
============================================
Remove 2 Package(s)
Reinstall 0 Package(s)
Downgrade 0 Package(s)
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Erasing : rpm-devel-4.8.0-12.el6.i686 1/2
Erasing : file-devel-5.04-5.el6.i686 2/2
Removed:
file-devel.i686 0:5.04-5.el6 rpm-devel.i686 0:4.8.0-12.el6
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file-devel.i686 0:5.04-5.el6 rpm-devel.i686 0:4.8.0-12.el6

Complete!
[root@kernelmount ~]#
To reinstall the rpm's which are erased via undo option:
[root@kernelmount ~]# yum history redo 46
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Repeating transaction 46, from Sun May 27 09:02:42 2012
Dep-Install file-devel-5.04-5.el6.i686
Install rpm-devel-4.8.0-12.el6.i686
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package rpm-devel.i686 0:4.8.0-12.el6 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: file-devel(x86-32) for package: rpm-devel-4.8.0-12.el6.i686
--> Running transaction check
---> Package file-devel.i686 0:5.04-5.el6 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
=============================================
Package Arch Version Repository
Size
=============================================
Installing:
rpm-devel i686 4.8.0-12.el6 centos6 88 k
Installing for dependencies:
file-devel i686 5.04-5.el6 centos6 23 k
Transaction Summary
==============================================
Install 2 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 111 k
Installed size: 276 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/2): file-devel-5.04-5.el6.i686.rpm | 23 kB 00:00

(2/2): rpm-devel-4.8.0-12.el6.i686.rpm | 88 kB
00:00
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 1.6 MB/s | 111 kB 00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
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Running Transaction
Installing : file-devel-5.04-5.el6.i686 1/2
Installing : rpm-devel-4.8.0-12.el6.i686 2/2
Installed:
rpm-devel.i686 0:4.8.0-12.el6
Dependency Installed:
file-devel.i686 0:5.04-5.el6
Complete!
You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root
[root@kernelmount ~]#
Yum database location:
[root@kernelmount ~]# ls -ltr /var/lib/yum/yumdb/
total 248
drwxr-xr-x. 5 root root 4096 Apr 8 17:21 C
drwxr-xr-x. 9 root root 4096 Apr 8 18:43 v
drwxr-xr-x. 5 root root 4096 Apr 15 05:23 O
drwxr-xr-x. 57 root root 12288 Apr 15 23:46 a
drwxr-xr-x. 33 root root 4096 Apr 16 05:50 i
drwxr-xr-x. 58 root root 12288 Apr 17 18:25 s
drwxr-xr-x. 24 root root 4096 Apr 24 03:47 t
drwxr-xr-x. 41 root root 4096 May 27 09:30 r
drwxr-xr-x. 254 root root 36864 May 27 09:35 l
drwxr-xr-x 17 root root 4096 May 27 09:35 S
Yum history command is using the sqlite database file for retrieving rpm installation/update informations
[root@kernelmount ~]# ls -ltr /var/lib/yum/history/
total 304
-rw-------. 1 root root 278528 May 27 09:30 history-2012-04-08.sqlite
-rw------- 1 root root 11264 May 27 09:31 history-2012-05-27.sqlite.old
-rw------- 1 root root 14336 May 27 09:35 history-2012-05-27.sqlite
Another Example:
Rollback the LAST OS UPDATE:
Running OS update via yum:
[root@kernelmount ~]# yum update --skip-broken
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libavcodec52.i686 0:0.7.11-52.el6 set to be updated
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---> Package libavcodec52.i686 0:0.7.11-52.el6 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libxavs.so.1 for package: libavcodec52-0.7.11-52.el6.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libvpx.so.1 for package: libavcodec52-0.7.11-52.el6.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libva.so.1 for package: libavcodec52-0.7.11-52.el6.i686
---> Package x264.i686 0:0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: x264-libs = 0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap for package: x264-0.120-
4.20120303.el6_bootstrap.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libx264.so.120 for package: x264-0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap.i686
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libavcodec52.i686 0:0.7.11-52.el6 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libvpx.so.1 for package: libavcodec52-0.7.11-52.el6.i686
---> Package libva1.i686 0:1.0.15-7.el6 set to be updated
---> Package libxavs1.i686 0:0.1.51-2.el6 set to be updated
---> Package x264-libs.i686 0:0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
--> Running transaction check
---> Package x264.i686 0:0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap set to be updated
---> Package x264-libs.i686 0:0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
--> Running transaction check
---> Package x264.i686 0:0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap set to be updated
---> Package x264-libs.i686 0:0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Packages skipped because of dependency problems:
libavcodec52-0.7.11-52.el6.i686 from atrpms
libva1-1.0.15-7.el6.i686 from atrpms
libxavs1-0.1.51-2.el6.i686 from atrpms
Dependencies Resolved
==============================================
Package Arch Version Repository
Size
==============================================
Updating:
x264 i686 0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap rpmfusion-free-updates-
testing 61 k
Installing for dependencies:
x264-libs i686 0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap rpmfusion-free-updates-
testing 575 k
Skipped (dependency problems):
libavcodec52 i686 0.7.11-52.el6 atrpms 2.3
M
libva1 i686 1.0.15-7.el6 atrpms 31 k
libxavs1 i686 0.1.51-2.el6 atrpms 129 k
Transaction Summary
=============================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Upgrade 1 Package(s)
Total download size: 635 k
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Total download size: 635 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/2): x264-0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap.i686.rpm | 61
kB 00:00
(2/2): x264-libs-0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap.i686.rpm | 575
kB 00:02
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 157 kB/s | 635 kB 00:04
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : x264-libs-0.120-
4.20120303.el6_bootstrap.i686 1/3
/sbin/ldconfig: /lib/libsamplerate.so.0 is not a symbolic link
Updating : x264-0.120-
4.20120303.el6_bootstrap.i686 2/3
Cleanup : x264-0.118-
17_20111111.2245.el6.i686 3/3
Dependency Installed:
x264-libs.i686 0:0.120-
4.20120303.el6_bootstrap
Updated:
x264.i686 0:0.120-
4.20120303.el6_bootstrap
Skipped (dependency problems):
libavcodec52.i686 0:0.7.11-52.el6 libva1.i686 0:1.0.15-7.el6 libxavs1.i686 0:0.1.51-
2.el6
Complete!
OS update succssfully completed in the transaction id 3 :
[root@kernelmount ~]# yum history
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
ID | Login user | Date and time | Action(s) | Altered
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 | root <root> | 2012-06-03 17:00 | I, U | 2 EE
2 | root <root> | 2012-05-28 05:01 | Install | 2 EE
1 | root <root> | 2012-05-27 09:34 | Install | 16 EE
history list
Transaction Information :
[root@kernelmount ~]# yum history info 3
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Transaction ID : 3
Begin time : Sun Jun 3 17:00:46 2012
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Begin time : Sun Jun 3 17:00:46 2012
Begin rpmdb : 1357:599ba4c925585f029a96a9931ab89c269e7becf6
End time : 17:01:10 2012 (24 seconds)
End rpmdb : 1358:afbc5d63e2ced3121710e2d30e20a515bce861da
User : root <root>
Return-Code : Success
Transaction performed with:
Installed rpm-4.8.0-12.el6.i686
Installed yum-3.2.27-14.el6.centos.noarch
Installed yum-plugin-fastestmirror-1.1.26-11.el6.noarch
Packages Altered:
Updated x264-0.118-17_20111111.2245.el6.i686
Update 0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap.i686
Dep-Install x264-libs-0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap.i686
Scriptlet output:
1 /sbin/ldconfig: /lib/libsamplerate.so.0 is not a symbolic link
2
3
history info
To ROLLBACK everything in last OS update (use undo option):
[root@kernelmount ~]# yum history undo 3
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Undoing transaction 3, from Sun Jun 3 17:00:46 2012
Updated x264-0.118-17_20111111.2245.el6.i686
Update 0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap.i686
Dep-Install x264-libs-0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap.i686
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package x264.i686 0:0.118-17_20111111.2245.el6 set to be updated
---> Package x264.i686 0:0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap set to be erased
---> Package x264-libs.i686 0:0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap set to be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
================================================
Package Arch Version Repository
Size
================================================
Removing:
x264-libs i686 0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap @rpmfusion-free-updates-
testing 1.3 M
Downgrading:
x264 i686 0.118-17_20111111.2245.el6 atrpms
370 k
Transaction Summary
================================================
Remove 1 Package(s)
Reinstall 0 Package(s)
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Reinstall 0 Package(s)
Downgrade 1 Package(s)
Total download size: 370 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
x264-0.118-17_20111111.2245.el6.i686.rpm | 370 kB
00:03
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : x264-0.118-
17_20111111.2245.el6.i686 1/3
Cleanup : x264-0.120-
4.20120303.el6_bootstrap.i686 2/3
Erasing : x264-libs-0.120-
4.20120303.el6_bootstrap.i686 3/3
Removed:
x264.i686 0:0.120-4.20120303.el6_bootstrap x264-libs.i686 0:0.120-
4.20120303.el6_bootstrap
Installed:
x264.i686 0:0.118-
17_20111111.2245.el6
Complete!
[root@kernelmount ~]#
That's all
Thanks for your time
Regards,
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