How To Install slang-tess on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-tess on Ubuntu 18.04. slang-tess is regression testing system for the S-Lang scripting language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-tess on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is slang-tess

slang-tess is:

TESS is the (Te)st (S)ystem for (S)-Lang, which aims at reducing the workload and ad-hoc nature of regression testing S-Lang software, by collecting common testing elements into a single, easy-to-use framework.

TESS provides the S-Lang developer nominal mechanisms for tailoring the S-Lang environment and invoking functions with arbitrary inputs, while transparently inspecting and cleaning the stack, gathering pass/fail statistics, and providing error recovery from selected exceptions.

There are three methods to install slang-tess 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 slang-tess Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install slang-tess

Install slang-tess Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install slang-tess

Install slang-tess 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 slang-tess using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slang-tess

How To Uninstall slang-tess on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the slang-tess package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove slang-tess

Uninstall slang-tess And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slang-tess

Remove slang-tess Configurations and Data

To remove slang-tess configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge slang-tess

Remove slang-tess configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slang-tess

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Summary

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