How To Install nunit-console on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nunit-console on Kali Linux. nunit-console is Unit test framework for CLI - Console test runner

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nunit-console on Kali Linux.

What is nunit-console

nunit-console is:

NUnit is a unit testing framework for all .NET languages. It serves the same purpose as JUnit does in the Java world. It supports test categories, testing for exceptions and writing test results in plain text or XML.

NUnit targets the CLI (Common Language Infrastructure) and supports Mono and the Microsoft .NET Framework.

This package contains the console front-end.

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

Install nunit-console Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nunit-console

Install nunit-console Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nunit-console

Install nunit-console Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install nunit-console using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nunit-console

How To Uninstall nunit-console on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nunit-console package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nunit-console

Uninstall nunit-console And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nunit-console and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nunit-console

Remove nunit-console Configurations and Data

To remove nunit-console configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nunit-console

Remove nunit-console configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nunit-console

Dependencies

nunit-console have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nunit-console package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.