How To Install python-pytest-multihost on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest-multihost on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pytest-multihost is Utility for writing multi-host tests for pytest (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest-multihost on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-pytest-multihost

python-pytest-multihost is:

A pytest plugin for multi-host testing.

This package installes the library for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pytest-multihost

Install python-pytest-multihost Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pytest-multihost

Install python-pytest-multihost 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-pytest-multihost using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pytest-multihost

How To Uninstall python-pytest-multihost on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-pytest-multihost package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pytest-multihost

Uninstall python-pytest-multihost And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pytest-multihost

Remove python-pytest-multihost Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pytest-multihost

Remove python-pytest-multihost configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pytest-multihost

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Summary

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