How To Install libtap-formatter-junit-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtap-formatter-junit-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtap-formatter-junit-perl
libtap-formatter-junit-perl is:
TAP::Formatter::JUnit provides JUnit XML output formatting for TAP::Harness. It can be used with prove, for example, to format the output of a test suite into a JUnit XML document. It is particularly intended for integrating Perl or TAP test suites into the Hudson and Jenkins continuous integration servers. (Previously, they had a JUnit plugin but no TAP plugin. Nowadays, you could perhaps also use the TAP plugin instead.)
There are three methods to install libtap-formatter-junit-perl 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 libtap-formatter-junit-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtap-formatter-junit-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtap-formatter-junit-perl
Install libtap-formatter-junit-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtap-formatter-junit-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtap-formatter-junit-perl
Install libtap-formatter-junit-perl 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 libtap-formatter-junit-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtap-formatter-junit-perl
How To Uninstall libtap-formatter-junit-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtap-formatter-junit-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtap-formatter-junit-perl
Uninstall libtap-formatter-junit-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtap-formatter-junit-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtap-formatter-junit-perl
Remove libtap-formatter-junit-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libtap-formatter-junit-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtap-formatter-junit-perl
Remove libtap-formatter-junit-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtap-formatter-junit-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtap-formatter-junit-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtap-formatter-junit-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
