How To Install node-lcov-parse on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-lcov-parse on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-lcov-parse
node-lcov-parse is:
This modules allows ones to parse lcov files and to return json reprensentation of these files.
lcov is a graphical front-end for GCC’s coverage testing tool gcov. It collects gcov data for multiple source files and creates HTML pages containing the source code annotated with coverage information. It also adds overview pages for easy navigation within the file structure.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-lcov-parse 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 node-lcov-parse Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install node-lcov-parse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-lcov-parse
Install node-lcov-parse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-lcov-parse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-lcov-parse
Install node-lcov-parse 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 node-lcov-parse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-lcov-parse
How To Uninstall node-lcov-parse on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-lcov-parse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-lcov-parse
Uninstall node-lcov-parse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-lcov-parse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-lcov-parse
Remove node-lcov-parse Configurations and Data
To remove node-lcov-parse configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-lcov-parse
Remove node-lcov-parse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-lcov-parse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-lcov-parse
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-lcov-parse package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
