How to Install createrepo software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

How to Install createrepo software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

createrepo software package provides tool to generate the metadata for a yum repository, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) 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 9 stretch
Section Administration Utilities
Package createrepo
Version 0.10.3-1
Description tool to generate the metadata for a yum repository
Sub Section admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove createrepo software package from Debian 9 (Stretch)?