How To Install gitlab-shell on Debian 10

Learn how to install gitlab-shell on Debian 10 with this tutorial. gitlab-shell is handles git commands for GitLab

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gitlab-shell on Debian 10.

What is gitlab-shell

gitlab-shell is:

GitLab Shell handles git commands for GitLab and modifies the list of authorized keys. GitLab Shell is not a Unix shell nor a replacement for Bash or Zsh.

There are three methods to install gitlab-shell on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gitlab-shell Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gitlab-shell using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gitlab-shell

Install gitlab-shell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gitlab-shell using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gitlab-shell

Install gitlab-shell 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gitlab-shell using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gitlab-shell

How To Uninstall gitlab-shell on Debian 10

To uninstall only the gitlab-shell package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gitlab-shell

Uninstall gitlab-shell And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gitlab-shell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gitlab-shell

Remove gitlab-shell Configurations and Data

To remove gitlab-shell configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gitlab-shell

Remove gitlab-shell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gitlab-shell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gitlab-shell

Dependencies

gitlab-shell have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gitlab-shell package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.