How to Install and Uninstall yum Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 22,2024

1. Install "yum" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install yum on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall yum on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: yum
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 3188
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thomas Goirand
Architecture: all
Version: 3.4.3-3
Depends: python (>= 2.7), python-libxml2, python-lzma, python-rpm, python-sqlite, python-sqlitecachec, python-urlgrabber, rpm (>= 4.4.1), python (<< 2.8)
Filename: pool/universe/y/yum/yum_3.4.3-3_all.deb
Size: 486002
MD5sum: 73510b4611bd13e730cac7c66484ac35
SHA1: d02a017f2f8230f521306b209c575349789b921c
SHA256: 3b18c799cf4f0e6d2bfef1eee80268ab6b7b52f103da54b80569791ec3d32b48
Description-en: Advanced front-end for rpm
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.
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Features include:
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* Multiple Repositories
* Simple config file
* Correct dependency calculation
* Fast operation
* rpm-consistent behavior
* comps.xml group support, including multiple repository groups
* Simple interface
Description-md5: 9698b7fd0494b9324e3ff2069c3f8afe
Homepage: http://yum.baseurl.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu