How to Install and Uninstall rpm Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 19,2024

You can also install and uninstall the rpm on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "rpm" package

Please follow the steps below to install rpm on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "rpm" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall rpm on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rpm package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: rpm
Version: 4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1
Installed-Size: 2008
Maintainer: RPM packaging team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libelf1 (>= 0.131), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), librpm9 (>= 4.18.0+dfsg), librpmbuild9 (>= 4.17.0+dfsg1), librpmio9 (>= 4.14.0+dfsg1), librpmsign9 (>= 4.17.0+dfsg1), perl:any, rpm2cpio, debugedit (>= 1:5), rpm-common (= 4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1)
Suggests: alien, python3, elfutils, rpmlint, rpm-i18n
Description: package manager for RPM
Description-md5: b637dea69233214122f83668b1ac634e
Homepage: https://rpm.org/
Tag: admin::forensics, admin::package-management, devel::packaging,
implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, works-with::archive, works-with::db,
works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rpm/rpm_4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
Size: 1692732
MD5sum: e048b14f75e5d532c35e0980b7341c29
SHA256: cd9d36a9420e6ceded71605a8584f5df5a35e2e9d8910929f375dc6c9ce46fdc