How To Install jgit-cli on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jgit-cli on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is jgit-cli
jgit-cli is:
JGit is a lightweight, pure Java library implementing the Git version control system.
This package provides command line interface for user interaction with jgit.
There are three methods to install jgit-cli 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 jgit-cli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jgit-cli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jgit-cli
Install jgit-cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jgit-cli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jgit-cli
Install jgit-cli 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 jgit-cli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jgit-cli
How To Uninstall jgit-cli on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the jgit-cli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jgit-cli
Uninstall jgit-cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jgit-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jgit-cli
Remove jgit-cli Configurations and Data
To remove jgit-cli configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jgit-cli
Remove jgit-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jgit-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jgit-cli
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jgit-cli package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
