How To Install yamllint on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yamllint on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is yamllint
yamllint is:
yamllint does not only check for syntax validity, but for weirdnesses like key repetition and cosmetic problems such as lines length, trailing spaces, indentation, etc.
There are three methods to install yamllint 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 yamllint Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yamllint using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yamllint
Install yamllint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yamllint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yamllint
Install yamllint 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 yamllint using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yamllint
How To Uninstall yamllint on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the yamllint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yamllint
Uninstall yamllint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yamllint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yamllint
Remove yamllint Configurations and Data
To remove yamllint configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yamllint
Remove yamllint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yamllint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yamllint
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yamllint package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
