How to Install Aptly on POP! OS

Aptly is a popular tool used to manage Debian and Ubuntu repositories. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Aptly on POP! OS, which is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you will need the following:

• A system running POP! OS.
• A user account with sudo privileges.
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command line.

Step 1: Add Aptly Official Repository

First, we need to add the Aptly official repository to our system. Open a terminal and run the following command to add the GPG key:

$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys 9D1F2E10

Next, we will add the Aptly repository to our system's sources list:

$ echo "deb https://repo.aptly.info/ squeeze main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/aptly.list

Once the repository is added, update the package list:

$ sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install Aptly

After adding the Aptly repository, installing Aptly is as simple as running the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install aptly

The installation process will download and install all the necessary packages.

Step 3: Verify the Installation

After the installation completes, we can verify that Aptly is installed correctly by running the following command:

$ aptly version

This command should display the version number of Aptly installed on the system.

Step 4: Create an Aptly Repository

Now that we have verified the installation, let's create an Aptly repository for testing purposes. For this tutorial, we will create a repository for the latest version of Nginx.

First, we need to download the latest Nginx package from the official website:

$ wget https://nginx.org/en/linux_packages.html#stable -O nginx.key
$ sudo mv nginx.key /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
$ echo "deb https://nginx.org/packages/mainline/ubuntu/ bionic nginx" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nginx.list

Update the package list after adding the new repository:

$ sudo apt-get update

Create a new Aptly repository with the following command:

$ sudo aptly repo create -distribution=bionic -component=nginx nginx-mainline

Once the repository is created, we can add the Nginx package to it:

$ sudo aptly repo add nginx-mainline nginx

At this point, we have successfully created an Aptly repository for Nginx.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the process of installing Aptly on POP! OS and creating a new Aptly repository. We hope that you found this tutorial helpful in getting started with Aptly. For more information, visit the Aptly documentation.

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