How To Install gotestsum on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gotestsum on Debian 11.
What is gotestsum
gotestsum is:
go testrunner with output optimized for humans, JUnit XML for CI integration, and a summary of the test run results.
gotestsum runs tests, prints friendly test output and a summary of the test run. Requires Go 1.10+.
gotestsum works by running go test –json ./… and reading the JSON output.
There are three methods to install gotestsum on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gotestsum Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gotestsum using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gotestsum
Install gotestsum Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gotestsum using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gotestsum
Install gotestsum 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 gotestsum using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gotestsum
How To Uninstall gotestsum on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gotestsum package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gotestsum
Uninstall gotestsum And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gotestsum and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gotestsum
Remove gotestsum Configurations and Data
To remove gotestsum configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gotestsum
Remove gotestsum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gotestsum configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gotestsum
Dependencies
gotestsum have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gotestsum package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
