How To Install obs-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is obs-utils
obs-utils is:
The obs-utils contains tools for Open Build Service. Including:
- obs_mirror_project - a tool to copy the binary data of a project from one obs to another.
- obs_project_update - a tool to copy a packages of a project from one obs to another.
There are three methods to install obs-utils 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 obs-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install obs-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install obs-utils
Install obs-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install obs-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install obs-utils
Install obs-utils 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 obs-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install obs-utils
How To Uninstall obs-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the obs-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove obs-utils
Uninstall obs-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall obs-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove obs-utils
Remove obs-utils Configurations and Data
To remove obs-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge obs-utils
Remove obs-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove obs-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obs-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
