How To Install libdevel-cover-perl on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevel-cover-perl on Kali Linux.
What is libdevel-cover-perl
libdevel-cover-perl is:
Devel::Cover is a Perl module that helps collect and display code coverage information. Code coverage information is collected using a pluggable runops function which counts how many times each op is executed. This data is then mapped back to reality using the B compiler modules. There is also a another statement profiler which needs a better backend to be really useful.
Statement, branch, condition, subroutine, pod and time coverage information is reported. Statement coverage data should be reasonable, although there may be some statements which are not reported. Branch and condition coverage data should be mostly accurate too, although not always what one might initially expect. Subroutine coverage should be as accurate as statement coverage. Pod coverage comes from Pod::Coverage. If Pod::Coverage::CountParents is available it will be used instead. Coverage data for path coverage are not yet collected.
The cover program can be used to generate coverage reports. Another included program, gcov2perl, can convert gcov files to Devel::Cover databases.
There are three methods to install libdevel-cover-perl 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 libdevel-cover-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdevel-cover-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdevel-cover-perlInstall libdevel-cover-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdevel-cover-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdevel-cover-perlInstall libdevel-cover-perl 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdevel-cover-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdevel-cover-perlHow To Uninstall libdevel-cover-perl on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libdevel-cover-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdevel-cover-perlUninstall libdevel-cover-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdevel-cover-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdevel-cover-perlRemove libdevel-cover-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdevel-cover-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdevel-cover-perlRemove libdevel-cover-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdevel-cover-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdevel-cover-perlDependencies
libdevel-cover-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevel-cover-perl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
