How To Install python3-jenkins-job-builder on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-jenkins-job-builder on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-jenkins-job-builder
python3-jenkins-job-builder is:
Jenkins Job Builder takes simple descriptions of Jenkins jobs in YAML format and uses them to configure Jenkins. You can keep your job descriptions in human readable text format in a version control system to make changes and auditing easier. It also has a flexible template system, so creating many similarly configured jobs is easy.
This package contains the Python 3.x module.
There are three methods to install python3-jenkins-job-builder on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-jenkins-job-builder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-jenkins-job-builder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-jenkins-job-builder
Install python3-jenkins-job-builder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-jenkins-job-builder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-jenkins-job-builder
Install python3-jenkins-job-builder 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 python3-jenkins-job-builder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-jenkins-job-builder
How To Uninstall python3-jenkins-job-builder on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-jenkins-job-builder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-jenkins-job-builder
Uninstall python3-jenkins-job-builder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-jenkins-job-builder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-jenkins-job-builder
Remove python3-jenkins-job-builder Configurations and Data
To remove python3-jenkins-job-builder configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-jenkins-job-builder
Remove python3-jenkins-job-builder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-jenkins-job-builder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-jenkins-job-builder
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-jenkins-job-builder package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
