How To Install cccc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cccc on Kali Linux. cccc is C and C++ Code Counter, a software metrics tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cccc on Kali Linux.

What is cccc

cccc is:

CCCC analyses and reports measurements of source code in C, C++, and Java. The metrics supported include lines of code, McCabe’s Cyclomatic Complexity, and measures of module fan-out/fan-in.

There are three methods to install cccc 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 cccc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cccc

Install cccc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cccc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cccc

Install cccc 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install cccc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cccc

How To Uninstall cccc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cccc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cccc

Uninstall cccc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cccc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cccc

Remove cccc Configurations and Data

To remove cccc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cccc

Remove cccc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cccc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cccc

Dependencies

cccc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cccc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.