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Install qgit on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install qgit

Learn how to install qgit with the command sudo apt-get install qgit on Ubuntus.

Quick installation of qgit:

Step 1: Update system:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: qgit

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

sudo apt-get install qgit

Package Details

Package:qgit
Version:2.3-2
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://sourceforge.net/projects/qgit/
Description:Qt application for viewing GIT trees With qgit you will be able to browse revision tree, view patch content and changed files, graphically following different development branches. Main features: - View revisions, diffs, files history, files annotation, archive tree. - Commit changes visually cherry picking modified files. - Apply or format patch series from selected commits, drag and drop commits between two instances of qgit. - qgit implements a GUI for the most common StGIT commands like push/pop and apply/format patches. You can also create new patches or refresh current top one using the same semantics of git commit, i.e. cherry picking single modified files. Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/qgit/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/x11

How to install qgit on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If qgit is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L qgit' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L qgit
Package `qgit' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing qgit:

After system update use the following command to install qgit:

sudo apt-get install qgit

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove qgit from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the qgit from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the qgit following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  qgit

Following command is used to remove the qgit package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove qgit

This will remove qgit and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing qgit with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge qgit

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove qgit

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with qgit package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.

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