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Create an RPM package for RedHat-based Linux distributions for your Electron app, using Electron Forge. |
The RPM target builds .rpm
files, which is the standard package format for Red Hat-based Linux distributions such as Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
You can only build the RPM target on Linux machines with the rpm
or rpm-build
packages installed.
On Fedora you can do something like this:
sudo dnf install rpm-build
While on Debian or Ubuntu you'll need to do this:
sudo apt-get install rpm
npm install --save-dev @electron-forge/maker-rpm
To use @electron-forge/maker-rpm
, add it to the makers
array in your Forge configuration:
{% code title="forge.config.js" %}
module.exports = {
makers: [
{
name: '@electron-forge/maker-rpm',
config: {
options: {
homepage: 'http://example.com'
}
}
}
]
};
{% endcode %}
Configuration options are documented in MakerRpmConfig
.
For advanced debug logging for this maker, add the DEBUG=electron-installer-redhat*
environment variable.