How To Install snapd-glib-tests 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 snapd-glib-tests on Ubuntu.

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. 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

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, 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 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

Dependencies

snapd-glib-tests have the following dependencies:

References

snapd-glib-tests website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install snapd-glib-tests package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.