How To Install python-flask-testing on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-testing on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-flask-testing
python-flask-testing is:
Flask-Testing is an extension for the Flask micro web framework that provides unit testing helpers for Flask-based web applications.
This package contains the Python 2 modules for flask-testing
There are three methods to install python-flask-testing 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 python-flask-testing Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-flask-testing using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-flask-testing
Install python-flask-testing Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-flask-testing using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-flask-testing
Install python-flask-testing 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 python-flask-testing using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-flask-testing
How To Uninstall python-flask-testing on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-flask-testing package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-flask-testing
Uninstall python-flask-testing And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-flask-testing and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-flask-testing
Remove python-flask-testing Configurations and Data
To remove python-flask-testing configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-flask-testing
Remove python-flask-testing configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-flask-testing configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-flask-testing
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-testing package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
