How To Install libhttpunit-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttpunit-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libhttpunit-java is automated web site testing toolkit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttpunit-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libhttpunit-java

libhttpunit-java is:

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.

There are three methods to install libhttpunit-java 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 libhttpunit-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhttpunit-java

Install libhttpunit-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhttpunit-java

Install libhttpunit-java 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 libhttpunit-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhttpunit-java

How To Uninstall libhttpunit-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libhttpunit-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhttpunit-java

Uninstall libhttpunit-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhttpunit-java

Remove libhttpunit-java Configurations and Data

To remove libhttpunit-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhttpunit-java

Remove libhttpunit-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhttpunit-java

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Summary

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