How To Install gitbrute on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gitbrute on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gitbrute
gitbrute is:
gitbrute brute-forces a pair of author+committer timestamps such that the resulting git commit has your desired prefix.
There are three methods to install gitbrute 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 gitbrute Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gitbrute using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gitbrute
Install gitbrute Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gitbrute using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gitbrute
Install gitbrute 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 gitbrute using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gitbrute
How To Uninstall gitbrute on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gitbrute package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gitbrute
Uninstall gitbrute And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gitbrute and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gitbrute
Remove gitbrute Configurations and Data
To remove gitbrute configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gitbrute
Remove gitbrute configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gitbrute configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gitbrute
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gitbrute package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
