How To Install librpm3 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librpm3 on Debian 9.
What is librpm3
librpm3 is:
The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a command-line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating computer software packages.
This library allows programs to make use of an RPM database or RPM packages without going through the program rpm.
There are three methods to install librpm3 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librpm3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librpm3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librpm3
Install librpm3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librpm3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librpm3
Install librpm3 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install librpm3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librpm3
How To Uninstall librpm3 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the librpm3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librpm3
Uninstall librpm3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librpm3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librpm3
Remove librpm3 Configurations and Data
To remove librpm3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librpm3
Remove librpm3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librpm3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librpm3
Dependencies
librpm3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librpm3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
