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RPM to TAR Converter

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How it works

Three steps to your converted file

Everything happens in your browser tab - upload, pick a format, download. The heavy lifting runs on our servers.

01

Upload your file

Drag and drop, click to browse, or paste a URL. Batches take up to 20 files at once - 230+ input formats across video, audio, image, document, and archive types.

02

Choose an output format

Pick from over a hundred output formats. Filter by category or search by name - every option is open to everyone, no account needed.

03

Convert & download

Hit Convert and grab your download link moments later. Originals are erased when the job completes; results are cleared within about an hour.

What is an RPM file?

The RPM (RPM Package Manager, formerly Red Hat Package Manager) file format is a binary package system used primarily by Red Hat-based Linux distributions (RHEL, Fedora, CentOS) to distribute software. Conforming to the Linux Standard Base (LSB), an RPM file consists of a lead, a signature, a header, and a payload. The payload is a cpio archive compressed with GZIP, XZ, or LZMA. The header contains metadata such as dependencies, version numbers, and architecture specifications, indexed by a localized Berkeley DB to manage software installation and updates efficiently.

How to open an RPM file

RPM files are intended to be installed via package management systems like rpm or dnf on Linux. For extraction purposes without installation, the rpm2cpio command-line tool can convert the package into a cpio archive, which can then be extracted. On Windows, 7-Zip supports opening RPM files as archives, allowing users to browse and extract the contained file structure and metadata without executing the installation scripts.

RPM Technical Info

Full Name
RPM Package Manager
Developed By
Red Hat
Initial Release
1997
MIME Type
application/x-rpm

What is a TAR file?

The TAR (Tape Archive) format is a file format standardized by POSIX.1-1988 and later POSIX.1-2001 (pax), originally developed for writing data to sequential I/O devices like magnetic tape drives. Unlike modern archive formats, TAR is purely a container format that concatenates multiple files into a single archive without native compression, preserving file system attributes such as user/group permissions, dates, and directory structures. It is frequently paired with compression utilities like Gzip or Bzip2 in Unix-like environments.

How to open a TAR file

Most Unix-based systems (Linux, macOS, BSD) include native support via the GNU Tar command-line utility. Windows does not natively support TAR extraction in versions prior to Windows 10 (Build 17063), requiring third-party tools. For cross-platform compatibility, 7-Zip and WinRAR are standard utilities for inspecting and extracting TAR containers.

TAR Technical Info

Full Name
Tape Archive
Developed By
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Initial Release
1979
MIME Type
application/x-tar

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Developer API

Convert RPM to TAR via API

Automate RPM to TAR conversions in three steps: create a job, upload your file, then poll for the result.

# 1. Create job
curl -X POST https://api.runconvert.com/v3/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "tag": "rpm-to-tar",
    "tasks": {
      "upload-file": {
        "operation": "import/upload"
      },
      "convert": {
        "operation": "convert",
        "input": "upload-file",
        "output_format": "tar"
      },
      "export-result": {
        "operation": "export/url",
        "input": "convert"
      }
    }
  }'

# 2. Upload your file (use upload_url from the response)
curl -X PUT "$UPLOAD_URL" --upload-file input.rpm

# 3. Poll for result
curl https://api.runconvert.com/v3/jobs/$JOB_ID?include=tasks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your RunConvert API key. Get your free API key at runconvert.com/api.