How To Install libcobertura-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcobertura-java on Kali Linux. libcobertura-java is java library that calculates the percentage of code accessed by tests

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcobertura-java on Kali Linux.

What is libcobertura-java

libcobertura-java is:

Library 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 libcobertura-java 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 libcobertura-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcobertura-java

Install libcobertura-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcobertura-java

Install libcobertura-java 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 libcobertura-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcobertura-java

How To Uninstall libcobertura-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcobertura-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcobertura-java

Uninstall libcobertura-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcobertura-java

Remove libcobertura-java Configurations and Data

To remove libcobertura-java configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcobertura-java

Remove libcobertura-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcobertura-java

Dependencies

libcobertura-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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