How To Install python-sptest on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sptest on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sptest
python-sptest is:
sptest is a Python module that provides a simplified interface for customized handling of unittest results.
It is designed to be a drop-in replacement and does not require any modifications to existing Python unittest-compatible code.
sptest comes with two predefined output handlers providing coloured CLI and XML output of test results.
There are three methods to install python-sptest 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-sptest 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-sptest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sptest
Install python-sptest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sptest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sptest
Install python-sptest 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-sptest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sptest
How To Uninstall python-sptest on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sptest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sptest
Uninstall python-sptest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sptest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sptest
Remove python-sptest Configurations and Data
To remove python-sptest configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sptest
Remove python-sptest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sptest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sptest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sptest package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
