How To Install koji-client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install koji-client on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is koji-client
koji-client is:
The Fedora Project uses Koji for their build system, as do several other projects.
Koji’s goal is to provide a flexible, secure, and reproducible way to build software.
Key features:
- New buildroot for each build
- Robust XML-RPC APIs for easy integration with other tools
- Web interface with SSL and Kerberos authentication
- Thin, portable command line client
- Users can create local buildroots
- Buildroot contents are tracked in the database
- Versioned data
This package contains the koji client that queries remote build systems as well as perform actions such as adding users and initiating build requests.
There are three methods to install koji-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 koji-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 koji-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install koji-client
Install koji-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install koji-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install koji-client
Install koji-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 koji-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install koji-client
How To Uninstall koji-client on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the koji-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove koji-client
Uninstall koji-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall koji-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove koji-client
Remove koji-client Configurations and Data
To remove koji-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge koji-client
Remove koji-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove koji-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge koji-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install koji-client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
