How To Install python3-cram on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cram on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-cram is functional testing framework for command line applications - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cram on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-cram

python3-cram is:

Cram tests look like snippets of interactive shell sessions. Cram runs each command and compares the command output in the test with the command’s actual output.

This package provides the Python 3.x version.

There are three methods to install python3-cram 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 python3-cram Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-cram using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-cram

Install python3-cram Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-cram using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-cram

Install python3-cram 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 python3-cram using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-cram

How To Uninstall python3-cram on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-cram package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-cram

Uninstall python3-cram And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-cram and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cram

Remove python3-cram Configurations and Data

To remove python3-cram configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cram

Remove python3-cram configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-cram configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cram

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cram package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.