Complete Guide: Installing yum-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2024

1. Install "yum-utils" package

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


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

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


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

Package: yum-utils
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 374
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mike Miller
Architecture: all
Version: 1.1.31-3
Depends: python-iniparse, python-libxml2, python-rpm, python-urlgrabber, yum (>= 3.2.29), python, python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Filename: pool/universe/y/yum-utils/yum-utils_1.1.31-3_all.deb
Size: 74650
MD5sum: 7c5bf599a6f488b31f8991c674cf5746
SHA1: 495acbfbb85260482578933d87ad9549facd113d
SHA256: e86a8ed1c42d62a0d25839a6393fe04edc202634bf0a253847b5067032579c09
Description-en: Utilities based around the yum package manager
Yum-utils is a collection of utilities and examples for the yum package
manager. It includes utilities by different authors that make yum easier and
more powerful to use. The commands provided are:
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* repo-graph: output a full package dependency graph in dot format
* repo-rss: generate an RSS feed from one or more yum repositories
* repoclosure: display a list of unresolved dependencies for a yum repository
* repodiff: list differences between two or more yum repositories
* repomanage: list the newest or oldest packages in a yum repository
* repoquery: query information from yum repositories
* reposync: synchronize yum repositories to a local directory
* repotrack: track a package and its dependencies and download them
* yum-builddep: install missing dependencies for building an RPM package
* yum-complete-transaction: attempt to complete failed or aborted yum
transactions
* yum-config-manager: manage yum configuration options and yum repositories
* yum-groups-manager: create and edit group metadata for a yum repository
* yumdb: query and alter the yum database
* yumdownloader: download RPM packages from yum repositories
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On Debian and derived systems, this package can be useful for installing
and managing chroots or lxc containers of yum-based distributions. The
utilities for querying and managing yum repositories may also be useful for
maintaining repositories of RPM packages on a Debian host.
Description-md5: f02de6d6d03ba7871ac0b9f304695f5d
Homepage: http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/YumUtils
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu