How To Install ginkgo on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ginkgo on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ginkgo
ginkgo is:
Ginkgo is a BDD-style Golang testing framework built to help you efficiently write expressive and comprehensive tests. It is best paired with the Gomega matcher library but is designed to be matcher-agnostic.
There are three methods to install ginkgo on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ginkgo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ginkgo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ginkgo
Install ginkgo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ginkgo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ginkgo
Install ginkgo 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 ginkgo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ginkgo
How To Uninstall ginkgo on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ginkgo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ginkgo
Uninstall ginkgo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ginkgo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ginkgo
Remove ginkgo Configurations and Data
To remove ginkgo configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ginkgo
Remove ginkgo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ginkgo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ginkgo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ginkgo package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
