How To Install python3-pretend on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pretend on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pretend
python3-pretend is:
Pretend is a library to make stubbing with Python easier.
Stubbing is a technique for writing tests. You may hear the term mixed up with mocks, fakes, or doubles. Basically a stub is an object that returns pre-canned responses, rather than doing any computation.
There are three methods to install python3-pretend 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-pretend 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-pretend using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pretend
Install python3-pretend Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pretend using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pretend
Install python3-pretend 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-pretend using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pretend
How To Uninstall python3-pretend on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pretend package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pretend
Uninstall python3-pretend And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pretend and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pretend
Remove python3-pretend Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pretend configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pretend
Remove python3-pretend configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pretend configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pretend
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pretend package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
