How To Install grcov on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grcov on Debian 10.
What is grcov
grcov is:
This package contains the following binaries built from the Rust crate “grcov”:
- grcov
There are three methods to install grcov on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install grcov Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install grcov using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grcov
Install grcov Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grcov using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grcov
Install grcov 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 grcov using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grcov
How To Uninstall grcov on Debian 10
To uninstall only the grcov package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grcov
Uninstall grcov And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grcov and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grcov
Remove grcov Configurations and Data
To remove grcov configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grcov
Remove grcov configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grcov configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grcov
Dependencies
grcov have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grcov package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
