How To Install git-flow on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-flow on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is git-flow
git-flow is:
A set of scripts that provide high-level repository operations for managing feature/release/hotfix branches in a Git repository, particularly suited to be utilised to follow Vincent Driessen’s branching model, described at https://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/.
This package follows the AVH edition.
There are three methods to install git-flow 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-flow 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-flow using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-flow
Install git-flow Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install git-flow using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-flow
Install git-flow 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-flow using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-flow
How To Uninstall git-flow on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the git-flow package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-flow
Uninstall git-flow And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-flow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-flow
Remove git-flow Configurations and Data
To remove git-flow configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-flow
Remove git-flow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-flow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-flow
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-flow package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
