How To Install php-codecoverage on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-codecoverage on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-codecoverage
php-codecoverage is:
Library that provides collection, processing, and rendering functionality for PHP code coverage information
This package is part of PHPUnit, a unit testing suite for the PHP language, modelled on the xUnit testing framework, designed by Kent Beck and Erich Gamma.
There are three methods to install php-codecoverage 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 php-codecoverage Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-codecoverage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-codecoverage
Install php-codecoverage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-codecoverage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-codecoverage
Install php-codecoverage 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 php-codecoverage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-codecoverage
How To Uninstall php-codecoverage on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-codecoverage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-codecoverage
Uninstall php-codecoverage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-codecoverage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-codecoverage
Remove php-codecoverage Configurations and Data
To remove php-codecoverage configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-codecoverage
Remove php-codecoverage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-codecoverage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-codecoverage
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-codecoverage package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
