How To Install libcobertura-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcobertura-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 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 libcobertura-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcobertura-java
How To Uninstall libcobertura-java on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcobertura-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
