How To Install junit4 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install junit4 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is junit4
junit4 is:
JUnit is a simple framework to write repeatable tests. It is an instance of the xUnit architecture for unit testing frameworks.
JUnit 4 uses Java 5 features such as generics and annotations. If you need compatibility with previous Java versions, you should use the junit package (version 3) instead.
Package: junit4 Architecture: all Version: 4.12-8 Priority: optional Section: universe/devel Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 353 Depends: default-jre-headless | java5-runtime-headless, libhamcrest-java Filename: pool/universe/j/junit4/junit4_4.12-8_all.deb Size: 289544 MD5sum: 1a203bb361f01f5bb7633a86bf7f8b96 SHA1: af067dfdc3d0bc73a4ce0ee180a036842d1c25ed SHA256: 93dea9c818b7e497379b4eff5b63fca25f98d2dd9e55f86a3ed610d74bc34532 Homepage: http://www.junit.org Description-en: JUnit regression test framework for Java JUnit is a simple framework to write repeatable tests. It is an instance of the xUnit architecture for unit testing frameworks.
JUnit 4 uses Java 5 features such as generics and annotations. If you need compatibility with previous Java versions, you should use the junit package (version 3) instead.
There are three methods to install junit4 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install junit4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install junit4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install junit4
Install junit4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install junit4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install junit4
Install junit4 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install junit4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install junit4
How To Uninstall junit4 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the junit4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove junit4
Uninstall junit4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall junit4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove junit4
Remove junit4 Configurations and Data
To remove junit4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge junit4
Remove junit4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove junit4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge junit4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install junit4 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
