Issue
Can anyone please explain to me why the RPM config is under /usr/lib/rpm/rpmc and not located under /etc/ like other package managers, or am I misunderstanding something?
Solution
I think the convention is that the vendor-supplied settings (operating system) go to /usr/lib whereas user settings can override them by placing equivalent files under /etc.
A notable example is SystemD unit files in /usr/lib/systemd/system vs /etc/systemd/system.
If you do man rpm, you can find that the files are being checked in etc as well:
rpmrc Configuration /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/rpmrc /etc/rpmrc ~/.rpmrc
So the question to why is for customization.
Answered By - Danila Vershinin Answer Checked By - Robin (WPSolving Admin)
