How To Install cxxtest on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install cxxtest on CentOS 7. cxxtest is A JUnit-like testing framework for C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cxxtest on CentOS 7.

What is cxxtest

CxxTest is a unit testing framework for C++ that is similar in spirit to JUnit, CppUnit, and xUnit. CxxTest is easy to use because it does not require precompiling a CxxTest testing library, it employs no advanced features of C++ (e.g. RTTI) and it supports a very flexible form of test discovery.

We can use yum or dnf to install cxxtest on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cxxtest.

Install cxxtest on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install cxxtest using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cxxtest

Install cxxtest on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install cxxtest using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cxxtest

How To Uninstall cxxtest on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove cxxtest

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cxxtest on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.