RPM 6.1 Is Here with New Release Model Inspired by the Linux Kernel

Posted by hanuca on Aug 20, 2026 9:16 AM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor
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RPM 6.1 has been released today as a major update to this package manager system for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora Linux-based distributions.

Coming almost a year after RPM 6.0, the RPM 6.1 release introduces a new release model inspired by the Linux kernel, new %define options for expansion at definition and global context, a new macro modifier syntax to support literal and one-shot macros, and new man pages.

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