How To Install pybit-watcher on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pybit-watcher on Ubuntu 18.04. pybit-watcher is watches incoming directories for reprepro

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pybit-watcher on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is pybit-watcher

pybit-watcher is:

pyBit uses message queues to create a distributed, cross-platform buildd toolkit using a collection of buildds, using source from various VCS clients. pyBit is intended to support rapidly evolving software collections and can support multiple VCS frontends and multiple build backends.

This package provides a watcher which runs as a daemon and monitors a directory for changes files then runs the appropriate reprepro rule.

This allows pybit clients to upload without waiting for the packages to be processed by reprepro.

There are three methods to install pybit-watcher 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 pybit-watcher Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pybit-watcher

Install pybit-watcher Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pybit-watcher

Install pybit-watcher 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 pybit-watcher using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pybit-watcher

How To Uninstall pybit-watcher on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the pybit-watcher package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pybit-watcher

Uninstall pybit-watcher And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pybit-watcher

Remove pybit-watcher Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pybit-watcher

Remove pybit-watcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pybit-watcher

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Summary

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