How To Install bugzilla-cli on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bugzilla-cli on Ubuntu 20.04. bugzilla-cli is command-line tool for interacting with Bugzilla

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bugzilla-cli on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is bugzilla-cli

bugzilla-cli is:

bugzilla-cli is a command-line tool for interacting with Bugzilla instances from shell scripts. You can perform several tasks like creating new bugs, query and modifying existing bugs, attaching files or getting attachments, and getting info about the Bugzilla instance.

There are three methods to install bugzilla-cli 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 bugzilla-cli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bugzilla-cli

Install bugzilla-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bugzilla-cli

Install bugzilla-cli 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 bugzilla-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bugzilla-cli

How To Uninstall bugzilla-cli on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the bugzilla-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bugzilla-cli

Uninstall bugzilla-cli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bugzilla-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bugzilla-cli

Remove bugzilla-cli Configurations and Data

To remove bugzilla-cli configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bugzilla-cli

Remove bugzilla-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bugzilla-cli

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bugzilla-cli package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.