How To Install openqa-client on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openqa-client on Debian 12.
What is openqa-client
openqa-client is:
This package includes scripts such as ‘openqa-cli’ and ‘openqa-clone-job’ to provide easy control of openQA servers, via the REST API, as well as commands useful when administering an OpenQA server.
openQA is a testing framework that allows you to run tests on pretty-much anything that you can ‘remotely’ control. For instance, a VM that can be accessed via VNC.
There are three methods to install openqa-client on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openqa-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openqa-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openqa-client
Install openqa-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openqa-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openqa-client
Install openqa-client 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 openqa-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openqa-client
How To Uninstall openqa-client on Debian 12
To uninstall only the openqa-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openqa-client
Uninstall openqa-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openqa-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openqa-client
Remove openqa-client Configurations and Data
To remove openqa-client configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openqa-client
Remove openqa-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openqa-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openqa-client
Dependencies
openqa-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openqa-client package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
