How To Install cobertura on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cobertura

cobertura is:

Tool that measures test coverage by instrumenting a Java code base and watching which lines of code are and are not executed as the test suite runs. In addition to identifying untested code and locating bugs, Cobertura can optimize code by flagging dead, unreachable code and can provide insights into how an API operates in practice. It is based on jcoverage.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cobertura

Install cobertura Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cobertura

Install cobertura 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 cobertura using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cobertura

How To Uninstall cobertura on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cobertura

Uninstall cobertura And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cobertura

Remove cobertura Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cobertura

Remove cobertura configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cobertura

Dependencies

cobertura have the following dependencies:

• default-jre-headless

References

• cobertura website

Summary

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