How To Install whalebuilder on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install whalebuilder on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is whalebuilder
whalebuilder is:
Whalebuilder is a tool for building Debian packages in a minimal environment. It is inspired by pbuilder, but uses Docker to manage the build environment.
There are three methods to install whalebuilder 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 whalebuilder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install whalebuilder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install whalebuilder
Install whalebuilder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install whalebuilder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install whalebuilder
Install whalebuilder 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 whalebuilder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install whalebuilder
How To Uninstall whalebuilder on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the whalebuilder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove whalebuilder
Uninstall whalebuilder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall whalebuilder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove whalebuilder
Remove whalebuilder Configurations and Data
To remove whalebuilder configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge whalebuilder
Remove whalebuilder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove whalebuilder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge whalebuilder
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install whalebuilder package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
