How To Install git-lfs on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-lfs on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is git-lfs
git-lfs is:
An open source Git extension for versioning large files. Git Large File Storage (LFS) replaces large files such as audio samples, videos, datasets, and graphics with text pointers inside Git, while storing the file contents on a remote server.
There are three methods to install git-lfs 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 git-lfs 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-lfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-lfs
Install git-lfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install git-lfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-lfs
Install git-lfs 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-lfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-lfs
How To Uninstall git-lfs on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the git-lfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-lfs
Uninstall git-lfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-lfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-lfs
Remove git-lfs Configurations and Data
To remove git-lfs configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-lfs
Remove git-lfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-lfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-lfs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-lfs package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.