How To Install jenkins-job-builder on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jenkins-job-builder on Debian 12.
What is jenkins-job-builder
jenkins-job-builder is:
Jenkins Job Builder takes simple descriptions of Jenkins jobs in YAML format and uses them to configure Jenkins. You can keep your job descriptions in human readable text format in a version control system to make changes and auditing easier. It also has a flexible template system, so creating many similarly configured jobs is easy.
Metapackage to install the Python 2 or 3 version of jenkins-job-builder.
There are three methods to install jenkins-job-builder on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jenkins-job-builder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jenkins-job-builder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jenkins-job-builder
Install jenkins-job-builder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jenkins-job-builder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jenkins-job-builder
Install jenkins-job-builder 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install jenkins-job-builder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jenkins-job-builder
How To Uninstall jenkins-job-builder on Debian 12
To uninstall only the jenkins-job-builder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jenkins-job-builder
Uninstall jenkins-job-builder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jenkins-job-builder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jenkins-job-builder
Remove jenkins-job-builder Configurations and Data
To remove jenkins-job-builder configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jenkins-job-builder
Remove jenkins-job-builder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jenkins-job-builder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jenkins-job-builder
Dependencies
jenkins-job-builder have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jenkins-job-builder package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
