How To Install python-rudolf on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rudolf on Ubuntu 18.04. python-rudolf is colour output plugin for the nose testing framework - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rudolf on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-rudolf

python-rudolf is:

Rudolf provides a colour output plugin for the nose testing framework. It only works on Unix-like systems, as it uses ANSI colour codes. To use it, simply run “nosetests –with-color” to turn it on.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-rudolf 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-rudolf 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-rudolf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-rudolf

Install python-rudolf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-rudolf

Install python-rudolf 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-rudolf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-rudolf

How To Uninstall python-rudolf on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-rudolf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-rudolf

Uninstall python-rudolf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-rudolf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rudolf

Remove python-rudolf Configurations and Data

To remove python-rudolf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-rudolf

Remove python-rudolf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rudolf

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rudolf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.