How to Install and Uninstall rpm-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "rpm-common" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install rpm-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall rpm-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rpm-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rpm-common package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: rpm-common
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 341
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michal Čihař
Architecture: amd64
Source: rpm
Version: 4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3build3
Replaces: librpm0 (<< 4.7.1-1), librpm2, rpm (<< 4.7.1-1)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), librpm3 (>= 4.12.0.1), librpmio3 (>= 4.10.0), libselinux1 (>= 2.1.0)
Breaks: librpm0 (<< 4.7.1-1), librpm2, rpm (<< 4.7.1-1)
Filename: pool/universe/r/rpm/rpm-common_4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3build3_amd64.deb
Size: 25746
MD5sum: 4df538f1e0705c5381f46f633e2ac39a
SHA1: 67da34c1bf5eff252d71c90810050b2aeabd266a
SHA256: badc55c2ad157faeca4898deb7ca20885de4f3b28e8caf70686693bbc147b9ae
Description-en: common files 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.
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This package contains some scripts and default configuration which is
used by RPM libraries.
Description-md5: 281a776fb3c0b33e3fa2befccc935f42
Homepage: http://rpm.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu