How To Install python-deltarpm on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-deltarpm on Ubuntu 18.04. python-deltarpm is Python bindings for deltarpm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-deltarpm on Ubuntu 18.04.

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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-deltarpm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.