How To Install hub 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 hub on Ubuntu.
What is hub
hub is:
hub is a command line tool that wraps git in order to extend it with extra functionality that make working with GitHub easier.
$ hub clone rtomayko/tilt
expands to:
$ git clone git://github.com/rtomayko/tilt.git
hub is best aliased as git, so you can type “git
You should place this command in your .bash_profile or other startup script:
eval “$(hub alias -s)”
This package contains the binaries.
There are three methods to install hub 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 hub Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hub using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hub
Install hub Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hub using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hub
Install hub 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 hub using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hub
How To Uninstall hub on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the hub package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hub
Uninstall hub And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hub and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hub
Remove hub Configurations and Data
To remove hub configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hub
Remove hub configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hub configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hub
Dependencies
hub have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hub package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.