How To Install git-buildpackage on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-buildpackage on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is git-buildpackage
git-buildpackage is:
This package contains the following tools:
- gbp buildpackage: build a package out of a git repository, check for local modifications and tag appropriately
- gbp import-orig: import a new upstream version into the git repository
- gbp export-orig: export an upstream tarball from the git repository
- gbp import-{dsc,dscs}: import existing Debian source packages into a git repository
- gbp dch: generate Debian changelog entries from Git commit messages
- gbp {pull,clone}: clone and pull from remote repos
- gbp pq: manage debian/patches easily
- gbp create-remote-repo: create remote repositories
- gbp push: push content to remote repositories
- gbp tag: tag a Debian package in git
- gbp pristine-tar: create pristine-tar commits
There are three methods to install git-buildpackage 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 git-buildpackage Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install git-buildpackage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-buildpackage
Install git-buildpackage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install git-buildpackage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-buildpackage
Install git-buildpackage 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 git-buildpackage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-buildpackage
How To Uninstall git-buildpackage on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the git-buildpackage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-buildpackage
Uninstall git-buildpackage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-buildpackage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-buildpackage
Remove git-buildpackage Configurations and Data
To remove git-buildpackage configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-buildpackage
Remove git-buildpackage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-buildpackage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-buildpackage
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-buildpackage package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
