How To Install python3-nose on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nose on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-nose
python3-nose is:
nose provides an alternate test discovery and running process for Python3 unittest, one that is intended to mimic the behavior of py.test as much as is reasonably possible without resorting to too much magic
There are three methods to install python3-nose 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-nose 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-nose using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-nose
Install python3-nose Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-nose using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-nose
Install python3-nose 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-nose using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-nose
How To Uninstall python3-nose on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-nose package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-nose
Uninstall python3-nose And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-nose and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-nose
Remove python3-nose Configurations and Data
To remove python3-nose configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-nose
Remove python3-nose configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-nose configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-nose
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nose package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
