How To Install python-mini-buildd on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mini-buildd on Ubuntu 18.04. python-mini-buildd is minimal build daemon - python library and user tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mini-buildd on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-mini-buildd

python-mini-buildd is:

Mini-buildd is an easy-to-configure autobuilder and repository for deb packages.

This package includes the control utility “mini-buildd-tool” along with the “mini_buildd” Python package.

There are three methods to install python-mini-buildd 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-mini-buildd 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-mini-buildd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-mini-buildd

Install python-mini-buildd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-mini-buildd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-mini-buildd

Install python-mini-buildd 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-mini-buildd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-mini-buildd

How To Uninstall python-mini-buildd on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-mini-buildd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-mini-buildd

Uninstall python-mini-buildd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mini-buildd

Remove python-mini-buildd Configurations and Data

To remove python-mini-buildd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-mini-buildd

Remove python-mini-buildd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mini-buildd

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Summary

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