How To Install librpm8 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librpm8 on Debian 10.
What is librpm8
librpm8 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 librpm8 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librpm8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librpm8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librpm8
Install librpm8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librpm8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librpm8
Install librpm8 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 librpm8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librpm8
How To Uninstall librpm8 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the librpm8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librpm8
Uninstall librpm8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librpm8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librpm8
Remove librpm8 Configurations and Data
To remove librpm8 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librpm8
Remove librpm8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librpm8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librpm8
Dependencies
librpm8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librpm8 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
