How To Install check on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install check on Kali Linux. check is unit test framework for C

Introduction

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

What is check

check is:

Check features a simple interface for defining unit tests, putting little in the way of the developer. Tests are run in a separate address space, so Check can catch both assertion failures and code errors that cause segmentation faults or other signals. The output from unit tests can be used within source code editors and IDEs.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install check

Install check Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install check

Install check 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 check using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install check

How To Uninstall check on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove check

Uninstall check And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove check

Remove check Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge check

Remove check configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge check

Dependencies

check have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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