How To Install python-unittest2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-unittest2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-unittest2
python-unittest2 is:
unittest2 is an enhanced version of unittest including a standard test runner (automatic test discovery), class and module level fixtures (setUpClass / setUpModule etc), many powerful new assert methods, better resource management with addCleanups and a host of other new features. These new features are all going into the Python version of unittest in Python 2.7 and Python 3.2. The point of unittest2 is that it works with Python 2.4 - 2.6; you can use it now.
This package contains the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-unittest2 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-unittest2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-unittest2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-unittest2
Install python-unittest2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-unittest2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-unittest2
Install python-unittest2 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 python-unittest2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-unittest2
How To Uninstall python-unittest2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-unittest2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-unittest2
Uninstall python-unittest2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-unittest2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-unittest2
Remove python-unittest2 Configurations and Data
To remove python-unittest2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-unittest2
Remove python-unittest2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-unittest2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-unittest2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-unittest2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
