How To Install rpm-i18n on Debian 12

Learn how to install rpm-i18n on Debian 12 with this tutorial. rpm-i18n is localization and localized man pages for rpm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-i18n on Debian 12.

What is rpm-i18n

rpm-i18n 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 package contains localization of rpm and localized man pages.

There are three methods to install rpm-i18n on Debian 12. 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-i18n 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-i18n using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rpm-i18n

Install rpm-i18n Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rpm-i18n using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rpm-i18n

Install rpm-i18n 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-i18n using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rpm-i18n

How To Uninstall rpm-i18n on Debian 12

To uninstall only the rpm-i18n package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rpm-i18n

Uninstall rpm-i18n And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rpm-i18n and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rpm-i18n

Remove rpm-i18n Configurations and Data

To remove rpm-i18n configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rpm-i18n

Remove rpm-i18n configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove rpm-i18n configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rpm-i18n

Dependencies

rpm-i18n have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-i18n package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.