[Rpm-maint] [rpm-software-management/rpm] Report meaningful operation names in syslog output (PR #4215)

Michal Domonkos notifications at github.com
Wed May 27 11:46:32 UTC 2026


@dmnks commented on this pull request.



> +The plugin uses *rpm* as its syslog identity.
+
+The package level output during transactions is as follows:
+
+_OPERATION_ _NEVRA_ [*(from:* _RELNEVRA_*)*]*:* _STATUS_
+
+_OPERATION_ is one of:
+- *cleanup*: cleanup of the previous version in *upgrade* or *downgrade*
+- *downgrade*: downgrade an installed package to an older version
+- *erase*: erase package from the system
+- *install*: install a new package on the system
+- *replace*: replace (obsolete) a previously installed package with another one
+- *restore*: restore permissions and similar on an installed package
+- *upgrade*: upgrade an installed package to a newer version
+
+_NEVRA_ identifies the package being operated on. Note that operations

This still doesn't quite explain it, I feel like 😅 Consider:

```
upgrade: aaa-2.0-1.noarch (from: aaa-1.2-1.noarch): success
```

The package being operated on is `aaa-1.2-1.noarch` (it's being upgraded), not the new one...

That said, I have no suggestions 😆 Anything else would probably be in the "overcomplicated" territory. So feel free to ignore this.

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