How To Install buildbot-slave on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildbot-slave on Ubuntu 20.04. buildbot-slave is transitional package for buildbot-worker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildbot-slave on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is buildbot-slave

buildbot-slave is:

This is a transitional package for buildbot-worker. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install buildbot-slave 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 buildbot-slave Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install buildbot-slave

Install buildbot-slave Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install buildbot-slave

Install buildbot-slave 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 buildbot-slave using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install buildbot-slave

How To Uninstall buildbot-slave on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the buildbot-slave package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove buildbot-slave

Uninstall buildbot-slave And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove buildbot-slave

Remove buildbot-slave Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge buildbot-slave

Remove buildbot-slave configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge buildbot-slave

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Summary

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