How To Install caldav-tester on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install caldav-tester on Ubuntu 22.04. caldav-tester is CalDAV and CardDAV server test & performance suite

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install caldav-tester on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is caldav-tester

caldav-tester is:

CalDAVTester is a test and performance application designed to work with CalDAV and / or CardDAV servers and tests various aspects of their protocol handling as well as performanc.

CalDAVTester basically executes HTTP requests against a server and verifies the responses returned by the server. Suites of tests are defined in xml configuration files, and an additional xml configuration file is used to define variables used whilst running (e.g., server address, user accounts to use etc).

There are three methods to install caldav-tester 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 caldav-tester Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install caldav-tester

Install caldav-tester Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install caldav-tester

Install caldav-tester 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 caldav-tester using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install caldav-tester

How To Uninstall caldav-tester on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the caldav-tester package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove caldav-tester

Uninstall caldav-tester And Its Dependencies

To uninstall caldav-tester and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove caldav-tester

Remove caldav-tester Configurations and Data

To remove caldav-tester configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge caldav-tester

Remove caldav-tester configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caldav-tester

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install caldav-tester package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.