How to Install and Uninstall createrepo-c Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "createrepo-c" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install createrepo-c on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                createrepo-c
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "createrepo-c" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall createrepo-c on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                createrepo-c
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the createrepo-c package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: createrepo-c
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.17.0-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Peter Pentchev
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 197
Depends: libcreaterepo-c0 (= 0.17.0-1), libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libmodulemd2 (>= 2.9.4)
Filename: pool/universe/c/createrepo-c/createrepo-c_0.17.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 49608
MD5sum: 9b78c5fb98316648eb51ce722874fff8
SHA1: 537f77ee03b8dcfc06d72a370788b2e45c915e80
SHA256: 6d8d3b54a7aadce4551829c158dbc36a4229399a1b780e5f214b2edae58290d4
SHA512: 4ff3478cfaf92be8a2493f00185b4bd16b3751f354e665dafc0c9dccff4635aac387791c03c8a2ac1fd4b702b4159ca74d91eb4aedb92a1648f0e5890813f841
Homepage: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/createrepo_c/
Description-en: tool to create RPM repository metadata (C implementation)
The createrepo_c tool generates the repodata directory and XML metadata that
makes up a repository of RPM packages. This repository format is supported
by apt-rpm, red-carpet(zen), smartpm, up2date, yast, and yum.
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This package is similar to the apt-ftparchive or reprepro commands, but for
working with RPM repositories.
Description-md5: 6c4fbcdb53ed3e87d7ba8a6bbe4fbe4e