Chapter 3. Building Custom Packages

Chapter 3. Building Custom Packages

3.1. Building packages for Red Hat Network
3.1.1. RPM Benefits
3.1.2. RHN RPM Guidelines
3.2. Digital Signatures for RHN Packages
3.2.1. Generating a GnuPG Keypair
3.2.2. Signing packages

There are many things that might go wrong when building software packages. This is especially true when these packages must be delivered and installed through Red Hat Network. This chapter provides an overview of how to build packages for successful delivery via Red Hat Network. Topics covered include why to use RPM, how to build packages for RHN, and how to properly sign packages.