RPM是Linux下广泛使用的软件包管理器，由RedHat开发。RPM通常随附于Linux发行版，但也有单独将RPM作为应用软件发行的发行
版（例如Gentoo）。RPM仅适用于安装用RPM来打包的软件，目前是GNU/Linux下软件包资源最丰富的软件包类型。
RPM 包管理程序 Testing 5.3.3 发布。新版本支持 Python 2.7.x 。
5.3.3 -> 5.3.4:
- jbj: permit building --without-sqlite again.
- bero: Support building with Python 2.7.x
5.3.2 -> 5.3.3:
- jbj: finalize for release.
- jbj: beecrypt: finish up --with-beecrypt=internal wiring into -lrpmmisc.
- jbj: neon: finish up --with-neon=internal wiring into -lrpmmisc.
- jbj: misc: add ne_* symbols to loader map for --with-neon=internal.
- jbj: grep: leave rpmgrep internal, autopoint gets heartburn.
- jbj: pcre: upgrade to pcre-8.10.
- jbj: db: upgrade to db-5.0.26.
- jbj: snapshot rpm-5.3.3 release tarball.
- jbj: update po files (Translation Project).
- jbj: solve: commit to a test framework based on EDOS and Poky.
- jbj: solve: use RPMTAG_PACKAGEORIGIN paths when available.
- jbj: neon: fix: permit building w neon-0.25.x.
- jbj: ssl: fix: permit building w/o ECDSA.
- jbj: ruby: fix: retrofit RSTRING_PTR/RSTRING_LEN into ruby-1.8.5.
- jbj: solve: loop over solve db's in a bag.
- jbj: solve: stub-in toy add/del methods.
- jbj: solve: permit multiple solvedb's in a rpmbag.
- jbj: solve: generalize %_dbpath to permit multiple rpmdb's.
- jbj: solve: flip --aid "opt-in" behavior to --noaid "opt-out".
- jbj: solve: fix: don't free the package file name when depsolving.
- jbj: fix: debugedit produce empty list file on MIPS.
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