How To Install gitlint on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gitlint on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gitlint
gitlint is:
Git commit message linter written in Python, checks your commit messages for style.
Great for use as a commit-msg Git hook or as part of your gating script in a CI pipeline (e.g. Jenkins).
There are three methods to install gitlint 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 gitlint Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gitlint using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gitlint
Install gitlint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gitlint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gitlint
Install gitlint 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 gitlint using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gitlint
How To Uninstall gitlint on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gitlint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gitlint
Uninstall gitlint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gitlint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gitlint
Remove gitlint Configurations and Data
To remove gitlint configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gitlint
Remove gitlint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gitlint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gitlint
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gitlint package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.