How To Install jest on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jest on Ubuntu.
What is jest
jest is:
Some features of this testing framework are:
- Easy Setup: Jest is a complete and easy to set up JavaScript testing solution. In fact, Jest works out of the box for any React project.
- Instant Feedback: Failed tests run first. Fast interactive mode can switch between running all tests or only test files related to changed files.
- Snapshot Testing: Jest can capture snapshots of React trees or other serializable values to simplify UI testing.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install jest on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jest
Install jest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jest
Install jest 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 jest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jest
How To Uninstall jest on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the jest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jest
Uninstall jest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jest
Remove jest Configurations and Data
To remove jest configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jest
Remove jest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jest
Dependencies
jest have the following dependencies:
- node-ansi-escapes
- node-ansi-regex
- node-ansi-styles
- node-anymatch
- node-babel-code-frame
- node-babel-core
- node-babel-generator
- node-babel-plugin-syntax-typescript
- node-babel-preset-current-node-syntax
- node-babel-traverse
- node-babel-types
- node-camelcase
- node-chalk
- node-ci-info
- node-co
- node-convert-source-map
- node-cosmiconfig
- node-deepmerge
- node-detect-newline
- node-emittery
- node-execa
- node-exit
- node-glob
- node-graceful-fs
- node-is-generator-fn
- node-istanbul
- node-jest-debbundle
- node-jest-worker
- node-jsdom
- node-json-stable-stringify
- node-leven
- node-micromatch
- node-minimist
- node-parse-json
- node-pirates
- node-prompts
- node-react
- node-read-pkg
- node-read-pkg-up
- node-resolve
- node-resolve-from
- node-rimraf
- node-sane
- node-semver
- node-sinon
- node-slash
- node-source-map
- node-source-map-support
- node-stack-utils
- node-strip-ansi
- node-strip-bom
- node-strip-json-comments
- node-types-babel-core
- node-types-babel-traverse
- node-v8-to-istanbul
- node-which
- node-write-file-atomic
- node-yargs
- nodejs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jest package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.