How To Install cobertura on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cobertura on Kali Linux.
What is cobertura
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 ways 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 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cobertura using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.