How To Install ssshtest on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ssshtest on Ubuntu 22.04. ssshtest is stupid simple (ba)sh testing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ssshtest on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ssshtest

ssshtest is:

ssshtest is a series of bash functions which help run bash tests in a easy manner. It has functions for checking equality, determine if a string is in stdout, not in stdout, in stderr and many more.

There are three methods to install ssshtest on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ssshtest Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ssshtest using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ssshtest

Install ssshtest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ssshtest using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ssshtest

Install ssshtest 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 ssshtest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ssshtest

How To Uninstall ssshtest on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ssshtest package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ssshtest

Uninstall ssshtest And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ssshtest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ssshtest

Remove ssshtest Configurations and Data

To remove ssshtest configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ssshtest

Remove ssshtest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ssshtest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ssshtest

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ssshtest package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.