How To Install go-rpmdb on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 335 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install go-rpmdb on Ubuntu.
What is go-rpmdb
go-rpmdb is:
a tiny appliceation for enumerating packages in a RPM DB Packages file.
There are three methods to install go-rpmdb on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install go-rpmdb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install go-rpmdb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install go-rpmdb
Install go-rpmdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install go-rpmdb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install go-rpmdb
Install go-rpmdb Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install go-rpmdb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install go-rpmdb
How To Uninstall go-rpmdb on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the go-rpmdb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove go-rpmdb
Uninstall go-rpmdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall go-rpmdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove go-rpmdb
Remove go-rpmdb Configurations and Data
To remove go-rpmdb configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge go-rpmdb
Remove go-rpmdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove go-rpmdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge go-rpmdb
Dependencies
go-rpmdb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install go-rpmdb package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.