How To Install python-deltarpm on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-deltarpm on Debian 10.
What is python-deltarpm
python-deltarpm is:
A deltarpm contains the differences between an old and a new version of an RPM.
This package provides the Python bindings for deltarpm, allowing Python scripts to read the deltarpm file header.
There are three methods to install python-deltarpm 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 python-deltarpm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-deltarpm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-deltarpm
Install python-deltarpm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-deltarpm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-deltarpm
Install python-deltarpm 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 python-deltarpm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-deltarpm
How To Uninstall python-deltarpm on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-deltarpm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-deltarpm
Uninstall python-deltarpm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-deltarpm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-deltarpm
Remove python-deltarpm Configurations and Data
To remove python-deltarpm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-deltarpm
Remove python-deltarpm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-deltarpm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-deltarpm
Dependencies
python-deltarpm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-deltarpm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
