How To Install python3-fiu on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fiu on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-fiu is userspace fault injection framework (Python 3 bindings)

Introduction

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

What is python3-fiu

python3-fiu is:

libfiu is a C library for fault injection. It provides functions to mark “points of failure” inside your code (the “core API”), and functions to enable/disable the failure of those points (the “control API”).

This package contains Python 3 bindings to libfiu.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-fiu

Install python3-fiu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-fiu

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-fiu

How To Uninstall python3-fiu on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-fiu

Uninstall python3-fiu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fiu

Remove python3-fiu Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fiu

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

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

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

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Summary

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