How To Install python-testpath on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-testpath on Ubuntu 18.04. python-testpath is Utilities for Python 2 code working with files and commands

Introduction

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

What is python-testpath

python-testpath is:

It contains functions to check things on the filesystem, and tools for mocking and recording calls to those.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-testpath

Install python-testpath Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-testpath

Install python-testpath 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-testpath using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-testpath

How To Uninstall python-testpath on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-testpath

Uninstall python-testpath And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-testpath

Remove python-testpath Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-testpath

Remove python-testpath configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-testpath

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Summary

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