How To Install ohcount on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ohcount on Kali Linux. ohcount is Source code line counter

Introduction

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

What is ohcount

ohcount is:

Ohcount supports over 70 popular programming languages. Ohcount does more than just count lines of code. It can also detect popular open source licenses such as GPL within a large directory of source code. It can also detect code that targets a particular programming API, such as Win32 or KDE. Ohcount is the line counter which powers http://www.openhub.net/

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ohcount

Install ohcount Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ohcount

Install ohcount 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 ohcount using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ohcount

How To Uninstall ohcount on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ohcount

Uninstall ohcount And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ohcount

Remove ohcount Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ohcount

Remove ohcount configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ohcount

Dependencies

ohcount have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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