How To Install cmdtest on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmdtest on Debian 9.
What is cmdtest
cmdtest is:
cmdtest black box tests Unix command line tools. Roughly, it is given a a script, its input files, and its expected output files. cmdtest runs the script, and checks the output is as expected.
cmdtest is aimed specifically at testing non-interactive Unix command line programs, and tries to make that as easy as possible.
Also included is a “scenario testing” tool, yarn.
There are three methods to install cmdtest on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cmdtest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cmdtest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cmdtest
Install cmdtest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cmdtest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cmdtest
Install cmdtest 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 cmdtest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cmdtest
How To Uninstall cmdtest on Debian 9
To uninstall only the cmdtest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cmdtest
Uninstall cmdtest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cmdtest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmdtest
Remove cmdtest Configurations and Data
To remove cmdtest configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cmdtest
Remove cmdtest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cmdtest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmdtest
Dependencies
cmdtest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmdtest package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.