How To Install librpm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librpm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librpm-dev
librpm-dev 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 provides the development kit, containing static libraries and header files necessary to build programs that use librpm.
There are three methods to install librpm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librpm-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librpm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librpm-dev
Install librpm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librpm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librpm-dev
Install librpm-dev 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 librpm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librpm-dev
How To Uninstall librpm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librpm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librpm-dev
Uninstall librpm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librpm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librpm-dev
Remove librpm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librpm-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librpm-dev
Remove librpm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librpm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librpm-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librpm-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
