How To Install python3-testing.mysqld on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-testing.mysqld on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-testing.mysqld is Python testing.* framework - MySQL helpers (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-testing.mysqld on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-testing.mysqld

python3-testing.mysqld 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.mysqld contains helper classes to work with a temporary MySQL server. It automatically sets up a MySQL instance in a temporary directory, and destroys it after testing.

This package contains the Python 3 version.

There are three methods to install python3-testing.mysqld 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 python3-testing.mysqld Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-testing.mysqld using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-testing.mysqld

Install python3-testing.mysqld Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-testing.mysqld using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-testing.mysqld

Install python3-testing.mysqld 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 python3-testing.mysqld using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-testing.mysqld

How To Uninstall python3-testing.mysqld on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-testing.mysqld package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-testing.mysqld

Uninstall python3-testing.mysqld And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-testing.mysqld and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-testing.mysqld

Remove python3-testing.mysqld Configurations and Data

To remove python3-testing.mysqld configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-testing.mysqld

Remove python3-testing.mysqld configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-testing.mysqld configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-testing.mysqld

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-testing.mysqld package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.