How To Install python3-rpm on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rpm on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-rpm is Python 3 bindings for RPM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rpm on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-rpm

python3-rpm 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 package includes the Python bindings for librpm, allowing Python scripts to manipulate RPM packages and the RPM database.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-rpm on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-rpm Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-rpm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-rpm

Install python3-rpm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-rpm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-rpm

Install python3-rpm 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-rpm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-rpm

How To Uninstall python3-rpm on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python3-rpm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-rpm

Uninstall python3-rpm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-rpm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-rpm

Remove python3-rpm Configurations and Data

To remove python3-rpm configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-rpm

Remove python3-rpm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-rpm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-rpm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rpm package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.