How To Install covered on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install covered on Kali Linux. covered is Verilog code coverage analysis tool

Introduction

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

What is covered

covered is:

Covered is a Verilog code coverage utility that reads in a Verilog design and a generated VCD/LXT dumpfile from that design and generates a coverage file that can be merged with other coverage files or used to create a coverage report. Covered also contains the GUI coverage report utility that reads in a coverage file to allow interactive coverage discovery. Areas of coverage measured by Covered are: line, toggle, memory, combinational logic, FSM state/state-transition and assertion coverage.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install covered

Install covered Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install covered

Install covered 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 covered using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install covered

How To Uninstall covered on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove covered

Uninstall covered And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove covered

Remove covered Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge covered

Remove covered configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge covered

Dependencies

covered have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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