How To Install atf-sh on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install atf-sh on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is atf-sh
atf-sh is:
The Automated Testing Framework (ATF) is a collection of libraries to implement test programs in a variety of languages.
ATF libraries provide an API for writing test programs. The test programs can be written in C, C++, or POSIX shell. ATF based test programs can be run manually, or via automation.
Kyua is the preferred execution engine for ATF test programs.
This package ships the atf-sh tool and the corresponding shell library
There are three methods to install atf-sh on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install atf-sh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install atf-sh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install atf-sh
Install atf-sh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install atf-sh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install atf-sh
Install atf-sh 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 atf-sh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install atf-sh
How To Uninstall atf-sh on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the atf-sh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove atf-sh
Uninstall atf-sh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall atf-sh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove atf-sh
Remove atf-sh Configurations and Data
To remove atf-sh configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge atf-sh
Remove atf-sh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove atf-sh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge atf-sh
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install atf-sh package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
