How To Install python3-nose2 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nose2 on Debian 11. python3-nose2 is Next generation of nicer testing for Python3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nose2 on Debian 11.

What is `python3-nose2`

python3-nose2 is:

Nose2 is testing library aimed at being compatible with unittest and providing additional features, such as timed tests, better testing for exceptions. It also provides fixture methods at the package, module, class or test case level, depending on the developer’s needs.

At an extended level, nose2 also provides a lot of builtin plugins to help with specific needs, including tests coverage, profiling, or doctests.

Nose2 is based on the Nose testsuite, which is no longer developed. It provides a better plugin API and supports Python2 and Python3 from the same codebase.

This package provides the python3 version of nose2.

There are three methods to install python3-nose2 on Debian 11. 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-nose2 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-nose2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-nose2

Install python3-nose2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-nose2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-nose2

Install python3-nose2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-nose2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-nose2

How To Uninstall python3-nose2 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the python3-nose2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-nose2

Uninstall python3-nose2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-nose2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-nose2

Remove python3-nose2 Configurations and Data

To remove python3-nose2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-nose2

Remove python3-nose2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-nose2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-nose2

Dependencies

python3-nose2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nose2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.