How To Install nunit on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install nunit on Debian 11. nunit is Unit test framework for CLI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nunit on Debian 11.

What is nunit

nunit is:

NUnit is a unit testing framework for all .NET languages. It serves the same purpose as JUnit does in the Java world. It supports test categories, testing for exceptions and writing test results in plain text or XML.

NUnit targets the CLI (Common Language Infrastructure) and supports Mono and the Microsoft .NET Framework.

This is a dummy package that depends on all nunit packages.

There are three methods to install nunit on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nunit Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nunit

Install nunit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nunit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nunit

Install nunit 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install nunit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nunit

How To Uninstall nunit on Debian 11

To uninstall only the nunit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nunit

Uninstall nunit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nunit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nunit

Remove nunit Configurations and Data

To remove nunit configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nunit

Remove nunit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nunit

Dependencies

nunit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nunit package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.