How To Install ruby-test-unit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-test-unit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-test-unit
ruby-test-unit is:
Test::Unit (test-unit) is a unit testing framework for Ruby, based on xUnit principles. It allows writing tests, checking results and automated testing in Ruby.
Note that this version of Test::Unit will override the one possibly shipped with the Ruby interpreter.
There are three methods to install ruby-test-unit 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 ruby-test-unit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-test-unit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-test-unit
Install ruby-test-unit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-test-unit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-test-unit
Install ruby-test-unit 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 ruby-test-unit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-test-unit
How To Uninstall ruby-test-unit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-test-unit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-test-unit
Uninstall ruby-test-unit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-test-unit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-test-unit
Remove ruby-test-unit Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-test-unit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-test-unit
Remove ruby-test-unit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-test-unit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-test-unit
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-test-unit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
