How To Install koji-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install koji-common on Ubuntu 18.04. koji-common is RPM-based build system - common library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install koji-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is koji-common

koji-common 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 common Python library used by other components.

There are three methods to install koji-common 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-common 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-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install koji-common

Install koji-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install koji-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install koji-common

Install koji-common 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-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install koji-common

How To Uninstall koji-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the koji-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove koji-common

Uninstall koji-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall koji-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove koji-common

Remove koji-common Configurations and Data

To remove koji-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge koji-common

Remove koji-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove koji-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge koji-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install koji-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.