How To Install cppcheck-gui on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cppcheck-gui on Ubuntu 22.04. cppcheck-gui is tool for static C/C++ code analysis (GUI)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cppcheck-gui on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cppcheck-gui

cppcheck-gui is:

Cppcheck is a command-line tool that tries to detect bugs that your C/C++ compiler doesn’t see. It is versatile, and can check non-standard code including various compiler extensions, inline assembly code, etc. Its internal preprocessor can handle includes, macros, and several preprocessor commands. While Cppcheck is highly configurable, you can start using it just by giving it a path to the source code.

It includes checks for:

  • pointers to out-of-scope auto variables;
  • assignment of auto variables to an effective parameter of a function;
  • out-of-bounds errors in arrays and STL;
  • missing class constructors;
  • variables not initialized by a constructor;
  • use of memset, memcpy, etcetera on a class;
  • non-virtual destructors for base classes;
  • operator= not returning a constant reference to itself;
  • use of deprecated functions (mktemp, gets, scanf);
  • exceptions thrown in destructors;
  • memory leaks in class or function variables;
  • C-style pointer cast in C++ code;
  • redundant if;
  • misuse of the strtol or sprintf functions;
  • unsigned division or division by zero;
  • unused functions and struct members;
  • passing parameters by value;
  • misuse of signed char variables;
  • unusual pointer arithmetic (such as “abc” + ’d’);
  • dereferenced null pointers;
  • incomplete statements;
  • misuse of iterators when iterating through a container;
  • dereferencing of erased iterators;
  • use of invalidated vector iterators/pointers

This package contains the graphical user interface for cppcheck.

There are three methods to install cppcheck-gui on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cppcheck-gui Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cppcheck-gui

Install cppcheck-gui Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cppcheck-gui

Install cppcheck-gui 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install cppcheck-gui

How To Uninstall cppcheck-gui on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cppcheck-gui package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cppcheck-gui

Uninstall cppcheck-gui And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cppcheck-gui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cppcheck-gui

Remove cppcheck-gui Configurations and Data

To remove cppcheck-gui configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cppcheck-gui

Remove cppcheck-gui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cppcheck-gui

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cppcheck-gui package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.