How To Install gitlab-runner on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gitlab-runner on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gitlab-runner
gitlab-runner is:
GitLab Runner runs tests and sends the results to GitLab. GitLab Continuous Integration (CI) service (included with GitLab) coordinates the testing.
There are three methods to install gitlab-runner 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 gitlab-runner Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gitlab-runner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gitlab-runner
Install gitlab-runner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gitlab-runner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gitlab-runner
Install gitlab-runner 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 gitlab-runner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gitlab-runner
How To Uninstall gitlab-runner on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gitlab-runner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gitlab-runner
Uninstall gitlab-runner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gitlab-runner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gitlab-runner
Remove gitlab-runner Configurations and Data
To remove gitlab-runner configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gitlab-runner
Remove gitlab-runner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gitlab-runner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gitlab-runner
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gitlab-runner package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
