How To Install python-scripttest on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-scripttest on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-scripttest
python-scripttest is:
ScriptTest is a library to help you test your interactive command-line applications. With it you can easily run the command (in a subprocess) and see the output (stdout, stderr) and any file modifications.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-scripttest 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-scripttest 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-scripttest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-scripttest
Install python-scripttest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-scripttest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-scripttest
Install python-scripttest 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-scripttest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-scripttest
How To Uninstall python-scripttest on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-scripttest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-scripttest
Uninstall python-scripttest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-scripttest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-scripttest
Remove python-scripttest Configurations and Data
To remove python-scripttest configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-scripttest
Remove python-scripttest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-scripttest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-scripttest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-scripttest package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
