How To Install libpowermock-java on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpowermock-java on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libpowermock-java
libpowermock-java is:
PowerMock allows you to unit test code normally regarded as untestable. For instance it is possible to mock static methods, remove static initializers, allow mocking without dependency injection and more. PowerMock works by bytecode manipulation. PowerMock also contain some utilities that gives you easier access to an objects internal state. PowerMock can be used to test otherwise untestable code and also to achieve a cleaner separation between test and production code.
There are three methods to install libpowermock-java 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 libpowermock-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpowermock-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpowermock-java
Install libpowermock-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpowermock-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpowermock-java
Install libpowermock-java 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 libpowermock-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpowermock-java
How To Uninstall libpowermock-java on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libpowermock-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpowermock-java
Uninstall libpowermock-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpowermock-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpowermock-java
Remove libpowermock-java Configurations and Data
To remove libpowermock-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpowermock-java
Remove libpowermock-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpowermock-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpowermock-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpowermock-java package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
