How To Install lptools on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lptools on Ubuntu 18.04. lptools is Tools for working with Launchpad

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lptools on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lptools

lptools is:

LP Tools allow you to work with Launchpad without ever having to deal with the web interface. This package provides the following tools:

  • lp-attach - attach a file to a Launchpad bug
  • lp-bug-dupe-properties - find duplicate Launchpad bug reports
  • lp-capture-bug-counts - view summary of number of bugs for a Launchpad project
  • lp-check-membership - check if a launchpad user is a member of a group
  • lp-force-branch-mirror - force a new import
  • lp-get-branches - check out all the branches of a team
  • lp-grab-attachments - download all attachments for specified bugs or from bugs for a particular project
  • lp-list-bugs - list all bugs for a project
  • lp-milestone2ical - convert milestones on a project into the iCal format
  • lp-milestones - list and manipulate milestones for a project
  • lp-project - create and manage projects
  • lp-project-upload - upload release files
  • lp-recipe-status - show the status of the recipes owned by a particular user
  • lp-remove-team-members - remove members from a team
  • lp-review-list - list reviews for a project
  • lp-review-notifier - desktop notifier about reviews that can be done
  • lp-set-dup - mark duplicate bugs
  • lp-shell - convenient way to launch Python interpreter already logged in to launchpad

There are three methods to install lptools 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 lptools Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lptools

Install lptools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lptools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lptools

Install lptools 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 lptools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lptools

How To Uninstall lptools on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lptools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lptools

Uninstall lptools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lptools

Remove lptools Configurations and Data

To remove lptools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lptools

Remove lptools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lptools

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Summary

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