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Quick installation of rpm:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: rpm
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install rpm
Package Details | |
| Package: | rpm |
| Version: | 4.9.1.1-1ubuntu0.3 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://rpm.org/ |
| Description: | package manager for RPM 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. Homepage: http://rpm.org/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | admin |
How to install rpm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If rpm is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L rpm' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L rpm Package `rpm' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing rpm:
After system update use the following command to install rpm:
sudo apt-get install rpm
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove rpm from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the rpm from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the rpm following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove rpm
Following command is used to remove the rpm package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove rpm
This will remove rpm and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing rpm with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge rpm
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove rpm
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with rpm package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
