How To Install kgb-client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kgb-client on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kgb-client
kgb-client is:
KGB is an IRC bot, helping people work together by notifying an IRC channel when a commit occurs.
It supports multiple repositories/IRC channels and is fully configurable.
This package contains the client-side program, kgb-client, which is supposed to be used as an hook in your version control system and sends the notifications to the KGB daemon.
Currently supported version control systems are:
- Git
- Subversion
- CVS
There are three methods to install kgb-client 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 kgb-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kgb-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kgb-client
Install kgb-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kgb-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kgb-client
Install kgb-client 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 kgb-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kgb-client
How To Uninstall kgb-client on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kgb-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kgb-client
Uninstall kgb-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kgb-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kgb-client
Remove kgb-client Configurations and Data
To remove kgb-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kgb-client
Remove kgb-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kgb-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kgb-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kgb-client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
