How To Install jenkins_invoke on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install python-jenkinsapi

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is jenkins_invoke and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install jenkins_invoke on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install jenkins_invoke using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install jenkins_invoke using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-jenkinsapi

Install jenkins_invoke using apt

Because jenkins_invoke is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install jenkins_invoke using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-jenkinsapi

Install jenkins_invoke 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 Debian 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install jenkins_invoke by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-jenkinsapi

How to upgrade (update) a single package jenkins_invoke using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the jenkins_invoke, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install python-jenkinsapi

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install python-jenkinsapi

How To Uninstall jenkins_invoke from Debian 11

To uninstall only the jenkins_invoke package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-jenkinsapi

Uninstall jenkins_invoke and all its dependencies

To uninstall jenkins_invoke and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-jenkinsapi

Remove jenkins_invoke with all configurations and data

To remove jenkins_invoke configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-jenkinsapi

Remove jenkins_invoke completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to jenkins_invoke package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-jenkinsapi

Extra info and code examples

Jenkins is the market leading continuous integration system, originally created by Kohsuke Kawaguchi. This API makes Jenkins even easier to use by providing an easy to use conventional Python interface. Jenkins (and its predecessor Hudson) are useful projects for automating common development tasks (e.g., unit-testing, production batches) - but they are somewhat Java-centric. Thankfully the designers have provided an excellent and complete REST interface. This library wraps up that interface as more conventional Python objects in order to make most Jenkins-oriented tasks simpler.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install jenkins_invoke using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the jenkins_invoke from Debian 11.

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