How To Install python-subunit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-subunit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-subunit
python-subunit is:
subunit is a protocol for test activity serialisation deserialisation. This permits executing tests remotely, or saving the result of test runs for later introspection.
The python-subunit package includes the Python language bindings.
There are three methods to install python-subunit 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-subunit 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-subunit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-subunit
Install python-subunit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-subunit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-subunit
Install python-subunit 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-subunit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-subunit
How To Uninstall python-subunit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-subunit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-subunit
Uninstall python-subunit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-subunit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-subunit
Remove python-subunit Configurations and Data
To remove python-subunit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-subunit
Remove python-subunit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-subunit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-subunit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-subunit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
