How To Install ldtp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ldtp on Debian 9. ldtp is Linux Desktop Testing Project (LDTP)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ldtp on Debian 9.

What is ldtp

ldtp is:

Linux Desktop Testing Project is aimed at producing high quality test automation framework and cutting-edge tools that can be used to test GNU/Linux Desktop and improve it. It uses the Accessibility libraries to poke through the applications user interface.

There are three methods to install ldtp 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 ldtp Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ldtp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ldtp

Install ldtp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ldtp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ldtp

Install ldtp 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 ldtp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ldtp

How To Uninstall ldtp on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ldtp

Uninstall ldtp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ldtp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldtp

Remove ldtp Configurations and Data

To remove ldtp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ldtp

Remove ldtp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ldtp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldtp

Dependencies

ldtp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ldtp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.