How To Install httpunit on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install httpunit on CentOS 7. httpunit is Automated web site testing toolkit

Introduction

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

What is httpunit

HttpUnit emulates the relevant portions of browser behavior, including form submission, JavaScript, basic http authentication, cookies and automatic page redirection, and allows Java test code to examine returned pages either as text, an XML DOM, or containers of forms, tables, and links. A companion framework, ServletUnit is included in the package.

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

Install httpunit on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install httpunit

Install httpunit 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 httpunit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install httpunit

How To Uninstall httpunit on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove httpunit

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Summary

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