How to Install and Uninstall git-buildpackage Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "git-buildpackage" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install git-buildpackage on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "git-buildpackage" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall git-buildpackage on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                git-buildpackage
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the git-buildpackage package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: git-buildpackage
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 3663
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guido Günther
Architecture: all
Version: 0.7.2
Depends: python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), devscripts (>= 2.13.5~), git (>= 1:1.7.9.1-1~), man-db, python-dateutil, python-pkg-resources, python-six
Recommends: pristine-tar (>= 0.5), cowbuilder | pbuilder | sbuild, python-requests
Suggests: python-notify, unzip, sudo
Filename: pool/universe/g/git-buildpackage/git-buildpackage_0.7.2_all.deb
Size: 282596
MD5sum: a059395995dd65f901312ed0a7c1bcac
SHA1: b065560a4d1e8b05c3610ba59fa639c99c20677d
SHA256: b466ab971db0239398d0c760f4c493b54a4f9a802460b32a99aca1d1e46e4de5
Description-en: Suite to help with Debian packages in Git repositories
This package contains the following tools:
* gbp import-{dsc,dscs}: import existing Debian source packages into a git
repository
* gbp import-orig: import a new upstream version into the git repository
* gbp buildpackage: build a package out of a git repository, check for local
modifications and tag appropriately
* gbp dch: generate Debian changelog entries from Git commit messages
* gbp {pull,clone}: clone and pull from remote repos
* gbp pq: manage debian/patches easily
* gbp create-remote-repo: create remote repositories
Description-md5: b7ae0879e4987f085a93061ba078bdd6
Homepage: https://honk.sigxcpu.org/piki/projects/git-buildpackage/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu