How to Install RPM Packages on Debian 13

How to Install RPM Packages on Debian 13

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Jeff Wilson
Jul 31, 2025

In this blog post, we will explain how to install RPM packages on the Debian 13 operating system. RPM stands for Red Hat Package Manager and is a free and open-source package management system for Linux distributions. Primarily, it was created for Red Hat distributions, such as Debian and Ubuntu, but is also used by other Linux distributions, including Fedora, CentOS, AlmaLinux, and others. The RPM packages are downloaded in .rpm file format. In the following paragraphs, we will outline two methods for installing the RPM packages.

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Jeff Wilson

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