How To Install gotestsum on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gotestsum on Ubuntu 22.04. gotestsum is Feature-rich runner for go test

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gotestsum on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is `gotestsum`

gotestsum is:

go test runner 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 Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 22.04

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 Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gotestsum

Remove gotestsum Configurations and Data

To remove gotestsum configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gotestsum package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.