How To Install fusionforge-shell on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusionforge-shell on Ubuntu 18.04. fusionforge-shell is collaborative development tool - shell accounts (using PostgreSQL)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusionforge-shell on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fusionforge-shell

fusionforge-shell is:

FusionForge provides many tools to aid collaboration in a development project, such as bug-tracking, task management, mailing-lists, SCM repository, forums, support request helper, web/FTP hosting, release management, etc. All these services are integrated into one web site and managed through a web interface.

This package provides shell accounts authenticated via the PostGreSQL database to FusionForge users.

There are three methods to install fusionforge-shell 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 fusionforge-shell Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fusionforge-shell

Install fusionforge-shell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fusionforge-shell

Install fusionforge-shell 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 fusionforge-shell using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fusionforge-shell

How To Uninstall fusionforge-shell on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the fusionforge-shell package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fusionforge-shell

Uninstall fusionforge-shell And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fusionforge-shell

Remove fusionforge-shell Configurations and Data

To remove fusionforge-shell configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fusionforge-shell

Remove fusionforge-shell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fusionforge-shell

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Summary

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