Ads
Quick installation of tig:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: tig
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install tig
Package Details | |
| Package: | tig |
| Version: | 0.17-1ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/ |
| Description: | ncurses-based Git repository browser This package contains a text-mode interface for the version control system Git. It may be used to browse the history and contents of a repository. . The following main features are supported: - View revision logs, commit messages, diffstats, diffs, archive trees and file contents. - Visualize revision graphs. - Stage / unstage changes and add untracked files. - Merge files. - Cherry-pick commits. . tig may also be used as a pager. It reads input from stdin and colorizes it. Homepage: http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/utils |
How to install tig on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Ads
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 tig is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L tig' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L tig Package `tig' 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 tig:
After system update use the following command to install tig:
sudo apt-get install tig
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 tig from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the tig 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 tig following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove tig
Following command is used to remove the tig package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove tig
This will remove tig and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing tig with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge tig
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove tig
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with tig package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
