How To Install libaunit19-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaunit19-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libaunit19-dev is AUnit, a unit testing framework for Ada

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaunit19-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libaunit19-dev

libaunit19-dev is:

AUnit is a set of Ada packages based on the xUnit family of unit test frameworks. It’s intended as a developer’s tool to facilitate confident writing and evolution of Ada software. It is purposely lightweight, as one of its main goals is to make it easy to develop and run unit tests, rather than to generate artifacts for process management. The framework supports easy composition of sets of unit tests to provide flexibility in determining what tests to run for a given purpose.

Install this package if you want to write programs that use AUnit. Debian cannot redistribute the documentation for license reasons. It is available at http://docs.adacore.com/aunit-docs/html/aunit_cb/aunit_cb.html.

There are three methods to install libaunit19-dev 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 libaunit19-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libaunit19-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libaunit19-dev

Install libaunit19-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libaunit19-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libaunit19-dev

Install libaunit19-dev 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 libaunit19-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaunit19-dev

How To Uninstall libaunit19-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libaunit19-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaunit19-dev

Uninstall libaunit19-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaunit19-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaunit19-dev

Remove libaunit19-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libaunit19-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaunit19-dev

Remove libaunit19-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libaunit19-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaunit19-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaunit19-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.