How To Install gource on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gource on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gource
gource is:
OpenGL-based 3D visualisation tool for source control repositories.
The repository is displayed as a tree where the root of the repository is the centre, directories are branches and files are leaves. Contributors to the source code appear and disappear as they contribute to specific files and directories.
There are three methods to install gource 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 gource Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gource using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gource
Install gource Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gource using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gource
Install gource 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 gource using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gource
How To Uninstall gource on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gource package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gource
Uninstall gource And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gource and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gource
Remove gource Configurations and Data
To remove gource configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gource
Remove gource configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gource configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gource
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gource package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
