How To Install git-bump on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-bump on Ubuntu.

What is `git-bump`

git-bump is:

git-bump automates the best practices for doing releases for code bases stored in Git:

Update version-related minutiae in the code base.
Commit with a message like projectname 1.2.3.
Create a signed, annotated tag with the same message with a name like v1.2.3.
Include release notes in the release commit.

There are three methods to install git-bump on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install git-bump Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install git-bump

Install git-bump Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install git-bump

Install git-bump 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 git-bump using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git-bump

How To Uninstall git-bump on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the git-bump package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove git-bump

Uninstall git-bump And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-bump

Remove git-bump Configurations and Data

To remove git-bump configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge git-bump

Remove git-bump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-bump

Dependencies

git-bump have the following dependencies:

References

git-bump website

Summary

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