How To Install jsunit on Debian 10

Learn how to install jsunit on Debian 10 with this tutorial. jsunit is JavaScript unit test framework for Thunderbird and Firefox

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsunit on Debian 10.

What is jsunit

jsunit is:

JSUnit is a Mozilla addon targeted for addon authors to allow for unit testing of JavaScript components. It provides a command line interface to run unit tests in installed applications like Firefox and Thunderbird.

Please note: JSUnit is a test tool; it is not recommended for production environments, as it modifies various configuration settings that slow down your application for daily use!

There are three methods to install jsunit on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install jsunit Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jsunit

Install jsunit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jsunit

Install jsunit 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install jsunit

How To Uninstall jsunit on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove jsunit

Uninstall jsunit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jsunit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jsunit

Remove jsunit Configurations and Data

To remove jsunit configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jsunit

Remove jsunit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jsunit

Dependencies

jsunit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsunit package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.