How To Install python-windowmocker on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-windowmocker on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-windowmocker
python-windowmocker is:
Window Mocker is a simple tool that allows developers to create windows and applications that follow a certain specification. This is especially useful when testing applications that interact with other windows (like a window manager, for example).
There are three methods to install python-windowmocker 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-windowmocker 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-windowmocker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-windowmocker
Install python-windowmocker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-windowmocker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-windowmocker
Install python-windowmocker 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-windowmocker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-windowmocker
How To Uninstall python-windowmocker on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-windowmocker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-windowmocker
Uninstall python-windowmocker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-windowmocker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-windowmocker
Remove python-windowmocker Configurations and Data
To remove python-windowmocker configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-windowmocker
Remove python-windowmocker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-windowmocker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-windowmocker
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-windowmocker package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
