How To Install shove on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install shove on Ubuntu 18.04. shove is test tool for shell scripts with TAP outputs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shove on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is shove

shove is:

A test tool for shell scripts likes sh, bash, dash, ksh, and zsh with TAP outputs.

There are three methods to install shove 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 shove Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install shove

Install shove Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install shove using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install shove

Install shove 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 shove using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install shove

How To Uninstall shove on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the shove package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove shove

Uninstall shove And Its Dependencies

To uninstall shove and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove shove

Remove shove Configurations and Data

To remove shove configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge shove

Remove shove configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shove

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shove package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.