How To Install python3-deltarpm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-deltarpm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-deltarpm
python3-deltarpm is:
A deltarpm contains the differences between an old and a new version of an RPM.
This package provides the Python3 bindings for deltarpm, allowing Python scripts to read the deltarpm file header.
There are three methods to install python3-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 python3-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 python3-deltarpm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-deltarpm
Install python3-deltarpm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-deltarpm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-deltarpm
Install python3-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 python3-deltarpm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-deltarpm
How To Uninstall python3-deltarpm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-deltarpm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-deltarpm
Uninstall python3-deltarpm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-deltarpm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-deltarpm
Remove python3-deltarpm Configurations and Data
To remove python3-deltarpm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-deltarpm
Remove python3-deltarpm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-deltarpm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-deltarpm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-deltarpm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
