How To Install python-jenkins-job-builder on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jenkins-job-builder on Debian 9. python-jenkins-job-builder is Configure Jenkins using YAML files - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jenkins-job-builder on Debian 9.

What is python-jenkins-job-builder

python-jenkins-job-builder is:

Jenkins Job Builder takes simple descriptions of Jenkins jobs in YAML format and uses them to configure Jenkins. You can keep your job descriptions in human readable text format in a version control system to make changes and auditing easier. It also has a flexible template system, so creating many similarly configured jobs is easy.

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

There are three methods to install python-jenkins-job-builder on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-jenkins-job-builder Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-jenkins-job-builder using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-jenkins-job-builder

Install python-jenkins-job-builder Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-jenkins-job-builder using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-jenkins-job-builder

Install python-jenkins-job-builder 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-jenkins-job-builder using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-jenkins-job-builder

How To Uninstall python-jenkins-job-builder on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-jenkins-job-builder package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-jenkins-job-builder

Uninstall python-jenkins-job-builder And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-jenkins-job-builder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-jenkins-job-builder

Remove python-jenkins-job-builder Configurations and Data

To remove python-jenkins-job-builder configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-jenkins-job-builder

Remove python-jenkins-job-builder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-jenkins-job-builder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-jenkins-job-builder

Dependencies

python-jenkins-job-builder have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jenkins-job-builder package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.