How To Install python3-dbus-tests on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dbus-tests on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-dbus-tests is simple interprocess messaging system (Python 3 interface - tests)

Introduction

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

What is python3-dbus-tests

python3-dbus-tests is:

D-Bus is a message bus, used for sending messages between applications.

This package contains automated tests for the “dbus” Python bindings for the reference D-Bus implementation, to be run under Python 3.

See the dbus description for more information about D-Bus in general.

There are three methods to install python3-dbus-tests 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-dbus-tests 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-dbus-tests using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-dbus-tests

Install python3-dbus-tests Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-dbus-tests

Install python3-dbus-tests 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-dbus-tests using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-dbus-tests

How To Uninstall python3-dbus-tests on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-dbus-tests

Uninstall python3-dbus-tests And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dbus-tests

Remove python3-dbus-tests Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dbus-tests

Remove python3-dbus-tests configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-dbus-tests

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Summary

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