How To Install git-cola on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-cola on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is git-cola
git-cola is:
Git-cola is a git GUI optimized for working with the git index.
Git-cola can compare arbitrary commits using standard merge tools. With it you can search commit messages, content, authors, paths, data ranges etc. and it makes it easy to interactively edit the index.
There are three methods to install git-cola on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install git-cola Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install git-cola using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-cola
Install git-cola Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install git-cola using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-cola
Install git-cola 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 git-cola using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-cola
How To Uninstall git-cola on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the git-cola package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-cola
Uninstall git-cola And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-cola and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-cola
Remove git-cola Configurations and Data
To remove git-cola configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-cola
Remove git-cola configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-cola configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-cola
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-cola package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
