How To Install yum on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yum on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is yum
yum is:
Yum (Yellow dog Updater, Modified) is an automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm systems. It automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur to install packages. It makes it easier to maintain groups of machines without having to manually update each one using rpm.
Features include:
* Multiple Repositories
* Simple config file
* Correct dependency calculation
* Fast operation
* rpm-consistent behavior
* comps.xml group support, including multiple repository groups
* Simple interface
There are three methods to install yum 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 yum Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yum using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yum
Install yum Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yum using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yum
Install yum 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 yum using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yum
How To Uninstall yum on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the yum package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yum
Uninstall yum And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yum and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yum
Remove yum Configurations and Data
To remove yum configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yum
Remove yum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yum configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yum
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yum package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
