How To Install pypy-coverage on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-coverage on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is pypy-coverage
pypy-coverage is:
Coverage.py is a tool for measuring code coverage of Python programs. It monitors your program, noting which parts of the code have been executed, then analyzes the source to identify code that could have been executed but was not.
Coverage measurement is typically used to gauge the effectiveness of tests. It can show which parts of your code are being exercised by tests, and which are not.
This package installs the Python 2 ‘coverage’ library built for PyPy, and the ‘pypy-coverage’ program to perform and report coverage tests.
There are three methods to install pypy-coverage on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pypy-coverage Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pypy-coverage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pypy-coverage
Install pypy-coverage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pypy-coverage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pypy-coverage
Install pypy-coverage 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 pypy-coverage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pypy-coverage
How To Uninstall pypy-coverage on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the pypy-coverage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pypy-coverage
Uninstall pypy-coverage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pypy-coverage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-coverage
Remove pypy-coverage Configurations and Data
To remove pypy-coverage configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-coverage
Remove pypy-coverage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pypy-coverage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-coverage
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-coverage package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
