How To Install python-rbtools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rbtools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-rbtools
python-rbtools is:
This consists of the following officially supported tools:
rbt - Execute a number of useful sub-commands to interact with local source code repositories and Review Board
Python API Client - Python bindings to simplify interaction with the Review Board Web API
There are three methods to install python-rbtools 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-rbtools 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-rbtools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-rbtools
Install python-rbtools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-rbtools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-rbtools
Install python-rbtools 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-rbtools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-rbtools
How To Uninstall python-rbtools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-rbtools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-rbtools
Uninstall python-rbtools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-rbtools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rbtools
Remove python-rbtools Configurations and Data
To remove python-rbtools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-rbtools
Remove python-rbtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-rbtools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rbtools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rbtools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
