How To Install libcpptest0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpptest0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libcpptest0 is unit testing framework for C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpptest0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcpptest0

libcpptest0 is:

CppTest is a portable and powerful, yet simple, unit testing framework for handling automated tests in C++. The focus lies on usability and extensibility. Several output formats, including simple text output, compiler-like output and HTML, are supported and new ones are easily added.

This package contains the libraries for cpptest.

There are three methods to install libcpptest0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcpptest0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcpptest0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcpptest0

Install libcpptest0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcpptest0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcpptest0

Install libcpptest0 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 libcpptest0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcpptest0

How To Uninstall libcpptest0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcpptest0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcpptest0

Uninstall libcpptest0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcpptest0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpptest0

Remove libcpptest0 Configurations and Data

To remove libcpptest0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcpptest0

Remove libcpptest0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcpptest0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcpptest0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpptest0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.