How To Install python-nose2-cov on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nose2-cov on Debian 9. python-nose2-cov is nose2 plugin for coverage reporting

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nose2-cov on Debian 9.

What is python-nose2-cov

python-nose2-cov is:

This plugin produces coverage reports. It also supports coverage of subprocesses.

This is the Python 2 compatible package.

There are three methods to install python-nose2-cov on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-nose2-cov Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-nose2-cov using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-nose2-cov

Install python-nose2-cov Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-nose2-cov using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-nose2-cov

Install python-nose2-cov 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-nose2-cov using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-nose2-cov

How To Uninstall python-nose2-cov on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-nose2-cov package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-nose2-cov

Uninstall python-nose2-cov And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-nose2-cov and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nose2-cov

Remove python-nose2-cov Configurations and Data

To remove python-nose2-cov configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-nose2-cov

Remove python-nose2-cov configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-nose2-cov configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-nose2-cov

Dependencies

python-nose2-cov have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nose2-cov package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.