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Can I install rpm without root?
You can build RPM’s without root access, just do so inside your homedirectory. As far as installing RPM’s, I would say the short answer = no.
Does yum need Sudo?
If you can run yum install […] without using sudo it means you are running as the root user. In that case using sudo is pointless. What sudo allows you to do is to run other things with escalated privileges from normal user accounts using the normal user passwords, not root’s.
What is the difference between yum and sudo?
yum is a package manager which is used to install, update, remove, etc… software packages. As such it needs special privileges. sudo is a package which allows you to run software as a different user (usually root) provided that the configuration lets you.
Is there a way to install rpm without using Yum?
Rather than use yum, find the rpms you want and download them. You still can’t install them directly without being root, but RPM packages are actually fancy .cpio files, and you can unpack their contents.
How to install Linux ( CentOS ) without root?
How to install packages in Linux (CentOS) without root user with automatic dependency handling? Is it possible to use RPM or YUM or any other package manager in Linux, specifically CentOS, to install a package either already downloaded or from repo to a custom location without admin/root access?
Where can I install Yum on my computer?
I can always use make from the sources, but being able to use yum will make life easier. Most binaries are compiled to be installed into certain locations under /. There are non-root package managers like Gentoo Prefix and Rootless GoboLinux and maybe 0install.
Are there any non root package managers like Gentoo?
There are non-root package managers like Gentoo Prefix and Rootless GoboLinux and maybe 0install. As you said compiling yourself would alleviate that issue, or using a chroot. However, your biggest hurdle with chrooting will be the prerequisites and linking to kernel shared objects.