How To Install python-nose-exclude on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nose-exclude on Ubuntu 18.04. python-nose-exclude is exclude specific directories from nosetests runs - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nose-exclude on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-nose-exclude

python-nose-exclude is:

nose-exclude is a Nose plugin that allows you to easily specify directories to be excluded from testing. The –exclude-dir= option is made available after installation of the plugin. The option may be used multiple times to exclude multiple directories from testing. The directory paths provided may be absolute or relative.

This is the Python 2 version.

There are three methods to install python-nose-exclude 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-nose-exclude 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-nose-exclude using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-nose-exclude

Install python-nose-exclude Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-nose-exclude using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-nose-exclude

Install python-nose-exclude 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-nose-exclude using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-nose-exclude

How To Uninstall python-nose-exclude on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-nose-exclude package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-nose-exclude

Uninstall python-nose-exclude And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nose-exclude

Remove python-nose-exclude Configurations and Data

To remove python-nose-exclude configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-nose-exclude

Remove python-nose-exclude configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-nose-exclude

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Summary

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