How To Install obs-worker on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-worker on Ubuntu 18.04. obs-worker is Open Build Service (build host component)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-worker on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is obs-worker

obs-worker is:

This is the obs build host, to be installed on each machine building packages in this obs installation. Install it alongside obs-server to run a local playground test installation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install obs-worker

Install obs-worker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install obs-worker

Install obs-worker 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-worker using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install obs-worker

How To Uninstall obs-worker on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the obs-worker package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove obs-worker

Uninstall obs-worker And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove obs-worker

Remove obs-worker Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge obs-worker

Remove obs-worker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obs-worker

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Summary

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