Fix RPM Command Not Found in Ubuntu

1 year ago
William Carter
2 minutes

In Ubuntu, RPM (RPM Package Manager) is the software package management tool for Red Hat Linux, while Ubuntu uses the dpkg and apt commands to manage software packages. Therefore, using the RPM command in Ubuntu will result in a “command not found” error.

To solve this problem, you can use one of the following methods:

  1. To utilize the dpkg command: dpkg is a software package management tool for Ubuntu, which allows you to install, update, and remove packages using the following commands.
  2. Install software package: sudo dpkg -i package_name.rpm
  3. Update the software package: Use the command “sudo dpkg -i –force-overwrite package_name.rpm”
  4. Remove a software package: sudo dpkg -r package_name
  5. Please note that using the dpkg command to install RPM packages may encounter dependency issues, which will need to be resolved manually.
  6. The alien command is a tool used to convert software packages between different Linux distributions. You can use the following command to convert an RPM package to a Debian package (.deb file) and then install it using the dpkg command.
  7. Install alien by running the following command: sudo apt-get install alien
  8. Convert the RPM software package using the command: sudo alien -i package_name.rpm
  9. Please be aware that converted Debian software packages may have dependency issues that need to be manually resolved.
  10. Use the apt command: apt is a advanced package tool in Ubuntu, which can be used to search, install, update, and remove software packages.
  11. Search for software packages: apt search package_name
  12. Install the software package: sudo apt-get install package_name
  13. Update the software packages: use the command “sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade”
  14. Remove software package: sudo apt-get remove package_name
  15. Please note that when using the apt command, you must first update the package list (sudo apt-get update) before performing any installations, updates, or deletions.

In conclusion, choose the appropriate method to address the issue of not finding the RPM command on Ubuntu based on specific needs.

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