How To Install b4 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install b4 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is b4
b4 is:
This is a helper utility to work with patches made available via a public-inbox archive like lore.kernel.org. It is written to make it easier to participate in a patch-based workflows, like those used in the Linux kernel development.
This package installs the application and library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install b4 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install b4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install b4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install b4
Install b4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install b4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install b4
Install b4 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 b4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install b4
How To Uninstall b4 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the b4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove b4
Uninstall b4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall b4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove b4
Remove b4 Configurations and Data
To remove b4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge b4
Remove b4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove b4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge b4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install b4 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
