How To Install rpm on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm on Debian 9.
What is rpm
rpm 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.
On Debian and derived systems it is recommended to use “alien” to convert RPM packages into .deb format instead of bypassing the Debian package management system by installing them directly with rpm.
There are three methods to install rpm on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rpm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rpm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rpm
Install rpm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rpm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rpm
Install rpm 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 rpm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rpm
How To Uninstall rpm on Debian 9
To uninstall only the rpm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rpm
Uninstall rpm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rpm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rpm
Remove rpm Configurations and Data
To remove rpm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rpm
Remove rpm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rpm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rpm
Dependencies
rpm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.