Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install buildstream
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is buildstream
buildstream is:
BuildStream is a GNOME project to improve the continuous integration
of complex systems and applications. The project aims to pay special
attention to those developers and integrators who care about the
maintainability of their projects during a long period of time.
BuildStream is also a powerful and flexible software integration toolset.
It has been designed to create different outputs out of a unique input
and, at the same time, it is able to adapt to complex workflows, even
when additional build tools are required. An important part of
BuildStream is a sister project called BuildGrid, that allows
BuildStream to build at scale.
This package provides the toolset, accessible with the bst
command.
There are three methods to install buildstream
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 buildstream Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install buildstream
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install buildstream
Install buildstream Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install buildstream
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install buildstream
Install buildstream 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 buildstream
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install buildstream
How To Uninstall buildstream on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the buildstream
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove buildstream
Uninstall buildstream And Its Dependencies
To uninstall buildstream
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove buildstream
Remove buildstream Configurations and Data
To remove buildstream
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge buildstream
Remove buildstream configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove buildstream
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge buildstream
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install buildstream
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.