How To Install buildnotify on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install buildnotify on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove buildnotify
Remove buildnotify Configurations and Data
To remove buildnotify configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install buildnotify package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.