How To Install python-jenkinsapi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jenkinsapi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-jenkinsapi
python-jenkinsapi is:
Jenkins is the market leading continuous integration system, originally created by Kohsuke Kawaguchi. This API makes Jenkins even easier to use by providing an easy to use conventional Python interface.
Jenkins (and its predecessor Hudson) are useful projects for automating common development tasks (e.g., unit-testing, production batches) - but they are somewhat Java-centric. Thankfully the designers have provided an excellent and complete REST interface. This library wraps up that interface as more conventional Python objects in order to make most Jenkins-oriented tasks simpler.
There are three methods to install python-jenkinsapi 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 python-jenkinsapi 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-jenkinsapi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-jenkinsapi
Install python-jenkinsapi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-jenkinsapi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-jenkinsapi
Install python-jenkinsapi 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 python-jenkinsapi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-jenkinsapi
How To Uninstall python-jenkinsapi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-jenkinsapi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-jenkinsapi
Uninstall python-jenkinsapi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-jenkinsapi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-jenkinsapi
Remove python-jenkinsapi Configurations and Data
To remove python-jenkinsapi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-jenkinsapi
Remove python-jenkinsapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-jenkinsapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-jenkinsapi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jenkinsapi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
