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Ubuntu

To easily install GitLab Runner on Ubuntu, make sure that you have a recent version installed, as GitLab only provides packages for the currently supported versions. Next, open a Terminal session on your Ubuntu box and run the following command:

curl -L https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/runner/gitlab-runner/script.deb.sh | sudo bashcat > /etc/apt/preferences.d/pin-gitlab-runner.pref <<EOFExplanation: Prefer GitLab provided packages over the Debian native onesPackage: gitlab-runnerPin: origin packages.gitlab.comPin-Priority: 1001EOFsudo apt-get install gitlab-runner

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The first command downloads and executes a script from GitLab that checks if your operating system is compatible, sets up your ...

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