How To Install gitlabracadabra on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gitlabracadabra on Ubuntu 22.04. gitlabracadabra is Configure GitLab from a YAML file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gitlabracadabra on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is gitlabracadabra

gitlabracadabra is:

GitLab’racadabra is a way to configure a GitLab instance from a YAML configuration, using the API.

It is able to create GitLab’s groups, projects, users and application settings.

There are three methods to install gitlabracadabra 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 gitlabracadabra Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gitlabracadabra using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gitlabracadabra

Install gitlabracadabra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gitlabracadabra using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gitlabracadabra

Install gitlabracadabra 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 gitlabracadabra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gitlabracadabra

How To Uninstall gitlabracadabra on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the gitlabracadabra package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gitlabracadabra

Uninstall gitlabracadabra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gitlabracadabra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gitlabracadabra

Remove gitlabracadabra Configurations and Data

To remove gitlabracadabra configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gitlabracadabra

Remove gitlabracadabra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gitlabracadabra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gitlabracadabra

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gitlabracadabra package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.