How To Install git-remote-bzr on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-remote-bzr on Ubuntu 18.04. git-remote-bzr is bidirectional bridge between Git and Bazaar

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-remote-bzr on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is git-remote-bzr

git-remote-bzr is:

This package provides the bzr remote helper, which allows Git to read from and write to Bazaar repositories as though they were remote Git repositories.

There are three methods to install git-remote-bzr 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-remote-bzr 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-remote-bzr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install git-remote-bzr

Install git-remote-bzr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install git-remote-bzr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install git-remote-bzr

Install git-remote-bzr 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-remote-bzr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git-remote-bzr

How To Uninstall git-remote-bzr on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the git-remote-bzr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove git-remote-bzr

Uninstall git-remote-bzr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-remote-bzr

Remove git-remote-bzr Configurations and Data

To remove git-remote-bzr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge git-remote-bzr

Remove git-remote-bzr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove git-remote-bzr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-remote-bzr

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Summary

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