How To Install python3-tap on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tap on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-tap
python3-tap is:
The tap.py package provides a set of tools for working with the Test Anything Protocol (TAP). TAP is a line based test protocol for recording test data in a standard way.
As a TAP producer, this package comes with a test-runner that implements the unittest.TestRunner interface and produces TAP compliant output. It also provides a plug-in for the nose test framework.
As a TAP consumer, it includes tools to parse the output of TAP compliant producers. It also provides means to replay a test-suite from a captured output, without having to actually run the tests again.
This package provide the Python 3.x version of tap.py.
There are three methods to install python3-tap 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-tap 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-tap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-tap
Install python3-tap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-tap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-tap
Install python3-tap 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-tap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-tap
How To Uninstall python3-tap on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-tap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-tap
Uninstall python3-tap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-tap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-tap
Remove python3-tap Configurations and Data
To remove python3-tap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-tap
Remove python3-tap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-tap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-tap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
