How To Install r-cran-covr on Debian 12

Learn how to install r-cran-covr on Debian 12 with this tutorial. r-cran-covr is test coverage for GNU R packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-covr on Debian 12.

What is r-cran-covr

r-cran-covr is:

Track and report code coverage for your package and (optionally) upload the results to a coverage service like ‘Codecov’ http://codecov.io or ‘Coveralls’ http://coveralls.io. Code coverage is a measure of the amount of code being exercised by a set of tests. It is an indirect measure of test quality and completeness. This package is compatible with any testing methodology or framework and tracks coverage of both R code and compiled C/C++/FORTRAN code.

There are three methods to install r-cran-covr on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-cran-covr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-covr

Install r-cran-covr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-covr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-covr

Install r-cran-covr 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-covr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-covr

How To Uninstall r-cran-covr on Debian 12

To uninstall only the r-cran-covr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-covr

Uninstall r-cran-covr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-covr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-covr

Remove r-cran-covr Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-covr configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-covr

Remove r-cran-covr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-covr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-covr

Dependencies

r-cran-covr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-covr package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.