How To Install jenkins on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jenkins on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is jenkins
jenkins is:
There are three methods to install jenkins 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 jenkins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jenkins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jenkins
Install jenkins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jenkins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jenkins
Install jenkins 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 jenkins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jenkins
How To Uninstall jenkins on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the jenkins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jenkins
Uninstall jenkins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jenkins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jenkins
Remove jenkins Configurations and Data
To remove jenkins configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jenkins
Remove jenkins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jenkins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jenkins
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jenkins package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
