How to Install and Uninstall posixtestsuite Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "posixtestsuite" package

This is a short guide on how to install posixtestsuite on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                posixtestsuite
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "posixtestsuite" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall posixtestsuite on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                posixtestsuite
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the posixtestsuite package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: posixtestsuite
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 63
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guillem Jover
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5.2-5
Filename: pool/universe/p/posixtestsuite/posixtestsuite_1.5.2-5_amd64.deb
Size: 40418
MD5sum: 0a93ca8ff93cd634431ef147a5898f5c
SHA1: fdd85a940c54e95ece46f0bdd68fd8ebf72ec7b1
SHA256: e1d589337b06f063f0e6545585c0052eba38987ed20f7b8125b77574ce875a77
Description-en: POSIX conformance test suite report log
The POSIX Test Suite is a free (as in speech) test suite with the goal
of performing conformance, functional, and stress testing of the IEEE
1003.1-2001 System Interfaces specification in a manner that is agnostic
to any given implementation.
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This package only provides the test suite results in a log file. If you
want to run the testsuite, use the source package of the same name (e.g.
apt-get source posixtestsuite).
Description-md5: df2211546f270bad1de6cb3479f99bdb
Homepage: http://posixtest.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu