How To Install snapd-glib-tests on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snapd-glib-tests on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is snapd-glib-tests
snapd-glib-tests is:
snapd-glib is a library to allow GLib based applications access to snapd, the daemon that controls Snaps.
Snaps are ‘universal’ packages that work across many different Linux systems, enabling secure distribution of the latest apps and utilities for cloud, servers, desktops and the internet of things.
This package contains test programs, designed to be run as part of a regression testsuite.
There are three methods to install snapd-glib-tests 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 snapd-glib-tests Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install snapd-glib-tests using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install snapd-glib-tests
Install snapd-glib-tests Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install snapd-glib-tests using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install snapd-glib-tests
Install snapd-glib-tests 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 snapd-glib-tests using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snapd-glib-tests
How To Uninstall snapd-glib-tests on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the snapd-glib-tests package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove snapd-glib-tests
Uninstall snapd-glib-tests And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snapd-glib-tests and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove snapd-glib-tests
Remove snapd-glib-tests Configurations and Data
To remove snapd-glib-tests configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge snapd-glib-tests
Remove snapd-glib-tests configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snapd-glib-tests configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snapd-glib-tests
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snapd-glib-tests package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
