How To Install fishpolld on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fishpolld on Ubuntu 18.04. fishpolld is daemon that allows remote scripts execution when triggered from the network

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fishpolld on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fishpolld

fishpolld is:

Fishpoll is meant to deal with a common situation. You have a data source (a version control repository, a database, etc). You have something built from that data source (a web site, say). When the data source changes, you want them to rebuild against the latest commits.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fishpolld

Install fishpolld Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fishpolld

Install fishpolld 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 fishpolld using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fishpolld

How To Uninstall fishpolld on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove fishpolld

Uninstall fishpolld And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fishpolld and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fishpolld

Remove fishpolld Configurations and Data

To remove fishpolld configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fishpolld

Remove fishpolld configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fishpolld

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fishpolld package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.