How To Install python3-coverage on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-coverage on Kali Linux.
What is python3-coverage
python3-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 version 3 ??coverage?? library, and the ??python3-coverage?? program to perform and report coverage tests.
There are three methods to install python3-coverage on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-coverage Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-coverage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-coverageInstall python3-coverage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-coverage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-coverageInstall python3-coverage Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-coverage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-coverageHow To Uninstall python3-coverage on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-coverage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-coverageUninstall python3-coverage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-coverage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-coverageRemove python3-coverage Configurations and Data
To remove python3-coverage configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-coverageRemove python3-coverage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-coverage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-coverageDependencies
python3-coverage have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-coverage package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
