How To Install python-testing.postgresql on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-testing.postgresql on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-testing.postgresql
python-testing.postgresql is:
The testing.* Python modules provide a framework for Python unit test suites that need to run tests against servers, like network-based DBMSs.
testing.postgresql contains helper classes to work with a temporary PostgreSQL server. It automatically sets up a PostgreSQL instance in a temporary directory, and destroys it after testing.
This package contains the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-testing.postgresql 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-testing.postgresql 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-testing.postgresql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-testing.postgresql
Install python-testing.postgresql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-testing.postgresql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-testing.postgresql
Install python-testing.postgresql 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-testing.postgresql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-testing.postgresql
How To Uninstall python-testing.postgresql on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-testing.postgresql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-testing.postgresql
Uninstall python-testing.postgresql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-testing.postgresql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-testing.postgresql
Remove python-testing.postgresql Configurations and Data
To remove python-testing.postgresql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-testing.postgresql
Remove python-testing.postgresql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-testing.postgresql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-testing.postgresql
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-testing.postgresql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
