How To Install gitano on Debian 10

Learn how to install gitano on Debian 10 with this tutorial. gitano is Git service manager

Introduction

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

What is gitano

gitano is:

Gitano is a Git service manager along similar lines to Gitosos or Gitolite. Gitano is focussed on being configured entirely via Git and can be commanded over SSH. Gitano has support for running hooks with limited functionality in a sandbox so as to allow for untrusted parties writing hook code. Gitano also has a fully-fledged ACL system which allows individual projects to create their own rulesets, along with supporting complex delegable permissions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gitano

Install gitano Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gitano

Install gitano 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 gitano using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gitano

How To Uninstall gitano on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove gitano

Uninstall gitano And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gitano

Remove gitano Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gitano

Remove gitano configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gitano

Dependencies

gitano have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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