Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-buildpackage-rpm
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is git-buildpackage-rpm
git-buildpackage-rpm is:
This package contains the following tools:
- gbp buildpackage-rpm: build a package out of a git repository, check for
local modifications and tag appropriately - gbp import-srpm: import existing RPM source packages into a git
repository - gbp pq-rpm: manage patches easily
These tools are currently in an experimental state. Branch names and
repository layouts might change without lots of prior warning.
There are three methods to install git-buildpackage-rpm
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install git-buildpackage-rpm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install git-buildpackage-rpm
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-buildpackage-rpm
Install git-buildpackage-rpm Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install git-buildpackage-rpm
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-buildpackage-rpm
Install git-buildpackage-rpm 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 git-buildpackage-rpm
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-buildpackage-rpm
How To Uninstall git-buildpackage-rpm on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the git-buildpackage-rpm
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-buildpackage-rpm
Uninstall git-buildpackage-rpm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-buildpackage-rpm
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-buildpackage-rpm
Remove git-buildpackage-rpm Configurations and Data
To remove git-buildpackage-rpm
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-buildpackage-rpm
Remove git-buildpackage-rpm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-buildpackage-rpm
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-buildpackage-rpm
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-buildpackage-rpm
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.