How To Install mockgen on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mockgen

mockgen is:

GoMock is a mocking framework for the Go programming language. It integrates well with Go’s built-in testing package, but can be used in other contexts too.

This package provides the “mockgen” utility.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mockgen

Install mockgen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mockgen

Install mockgen 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 mockgen using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mockgen

How To Uninstall mockgen on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mockgen

Uninstall mockgen And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mockgen

Remove mockgen Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mockgen

Remove mockgen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mockgen

Dependencies

mockgen have the following dependencies:

References

• mockgen website

Summary

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