How To Install librpm9 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install librpm9 on Kali Linux. librpm9 is RPM shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librpm9 on Kali Linux.

What is librpm9

librpm9 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 librpm9 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install librpm9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librpm9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librpm9

Install librpm9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librpm9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librpm9

Install librpm9 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install librpm9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librpm9

How To Uninstall librpm9 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the librpm9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librpm9

Uninstall librpm9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librpm9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librpm9

Remove librpm9 Configurations and Data

To remove librpm9 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librpm9

Remove librpm9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librpm9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librpm9

Dependencies

librpm9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librpm9 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.