How To Install python-proboscis on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-proboscis on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-proboscis
python-proboscis is:
Proboscis is a Python test framework that extends Python’s built-in unittest module and Nose with features from TestNG.
TestNG is a testing framework inspired from JUnit and NUnit but introducing some new functionalities that make it more powerful and easier to use.
Features:
- Uses decorators instead of naming conventions.
- Allows for TestNG style test methods, in which a class is initialized once, as an alternative to using class fields.
- Allows for explicit test dependencies and skipping of dependent tests on failures.
- Runs xUnit style clases if desired or needed for backwards compatibility.
- Uses Nose if available (but doesn’t require it), and works with many of its plugins.
- Runs in IronPython and Jython (although if you’re targeting the JVM you should consider using TestNG instead).
This package provides the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-proboscis on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-proboscis Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-proboscis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-proboscis
Install python-proboscis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-proboscis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-proboscis
Install python-proboscis 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 python-proboscis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-proboscis
How To Uninstall python-proboscis on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-proboscis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-proboscis
Uninstall python-proboscis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-proboscis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-proboscis
Remove python-proboscis Configurations and Data
To remove python-proboscis configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-proboscis
Remove python-proboscis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-proboscis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-proboscis
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-proboscis package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
