How To Install python-junit.xml on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-junit.xml on Ubuntu 18.04. python-junit.xml is creates JUnit XML test result docs readable by tools such as Jenkins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-junit.xml on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-junit.xml

python-junit.xml is:

A Python module for creating JUnit XML test result documents that can be read by tools such as Jenkins. If you are ever working with test tool or test suite written in Python and want to take advantage of Jenkins’ pretty graphs and test reporting capabilities, this module will let you generate the XML test reports.

There are three methods to install python-junit.xml 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-junit.xml 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-junit.xml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-junit.xml

Install python-junit.xml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-junit.xml using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-junit.xml

Install python-junit.xml 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-junit.xml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-junit.xml

How To Uninstall python-junit.xml on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-junit.xml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-junit.xml

Uninstall python-junit.xml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-junit.xml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-junit.xml

Remove python-junit.xml Configurations and Data

To remove python-junit.xml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-junit.xml

Remove python-junit.xml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-junit.xml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-junit.xml

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Summary

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