How To Install buildnotify on Debian 10

Learn how to install buildnotify on Debian 10 with this tutorial. buildnotify is cruise control CI build monitor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildnotify on Debian 10.

What is buildnotify

buildnotify is:

BuildNotify is a cruise control system tray monitor. It was largely inspired by CCMenu and lets you monitor multiple continuous integration servers with customizable build notifications for all projects

  • Monitor projects on multiple CruiseControl continuous integration servers.
  • Access to overall continuous integration status from the system tray.
  • Access individual project pages through the tray menu.
  • Receive notifications for fixed/broken/still failing builds.
  • Easy access to the last build time for each project
  • Customize build notifications

There are three methods to install buildnotify 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 buildnotify Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install buildnotify

Install buildnotify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install buildnotify using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install buildnotify

Install buildnotify 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 buildnotify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install buildnotify

How To Uninstall buildnotify on Debian 10

To uninstall only the buildnotify package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove buildnotify

Uninstall buildnotify And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove buildnotify

Remove buildnotify Configurations and Data

To remove buildnotify configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge buildnotify

Remove buildnotify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge buildnotify

Dependencies

buildnotify have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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