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How to Install/Uninstall RPM Packages and source packages

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Hello guys,

In this post I already showed you how to install/Uninstall DEB packages.

Now I will show you how to install/uninstall RPM packages, and how to install sources RPMs

Distributions such as Redhat, Fedora, and CentOS using packages with .rpm extension

1. Installing RPM packages

” rpm -uvh ” Will use this command to install packages

  • what’s uvh means ?

u : used for updating RPM packages to last version

v : show verbose messages while running command lines

h : Gives you hash “#” characters during installation process

Terminal :

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Access the directory for downloaded package for example : cd download

Your@username-laptop:~$ rpm -Uvh package name.rpm
..
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Installation process successfully

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2. Installing sources RPMs

Some packages you want to install required a source files to work with kernel  version. Here is the command for installing source packages

Require root privilege

Your@username-laptop:~$ rpmbuild –rebuild package name ending with “.src.rpm” extension

3. Uninstalling RPM packages

Terminal :

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Your@username-laptop:~$ rpm -e package name

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  • you will need root privilege to remove this package
  • make sure you type package correctly with version if available as show on -qa command listing

That’s it for now. :)

How to Install/Uninstall DEB Packages

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Hello Guys,

Easiest way to install software on Ubuntu is using DEB Packages, cause Ubuntu distribution based on Debian distribution, unlike Fedora, Redhat, and CentOS using RPM packages. ”  Will cover how to install/Uninstall RPM packages on Next Post”

so, will begin with

1. Installing DEB packages

Ubuntu make it really easy to install softwares on your distribution by using ” Ubuntu software center ” Or using ” Synaptic Package Manager ” , but sometimes you can’t find these packages you want listed on “software center or synaptic” but you already have a DEB packages and you want to install it using terminal.

For example I Downloaded application called ” Skype ”

http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-ubuntu-intrepid_2.1.0.81-1_amd64.deb   ” DEB package name on Red color “

” Download location : Home/Your Username/Downloads “

Go to Terminal
Your@Username-laptop:~/Downloads$ dpkg --install skype-ubuntu-intrepid_2.1.0.81-1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg-i "package name"
” make sure you write package name as you see it on directory list, or copy and paste it “

Something will show up that the process complete successfully
2. Uninstalling DEB Packages
Go to Terminal
Your@Username-laptop:~$ Sudo dpkg --remove "package name"
sudo dpkg-r "package name"
without quote ” “
password:     Type your password

Something will show up that the process complete successfully and the package has been removed.

That’s it for now, and will cover Installing/uninstalling RPM packages on next How To’s …?