How to Install createrepo software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

How to Install createrepo software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

createrepo software package provides generates the metadata necessary for a RPM package repository, you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install createrepo 

createrepo is installed in your system.

Make ensure the createrepo package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep createrepo *

You will get with createrepo package name, version, architecture and description in a table

createrepo package basic information:

Distro Debian 7 wheezy
Section Administration Utilities
Package createrepo
Version 0.4.11-1
Description generates the metadata necessary for a RPM package repository
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove createrepo software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)?