How To Install ggcov on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ggcov
on Kali Linux.
What is ggcov
ggcov is:
This is a simple GUI for browsing C test coverage data gathered by programs instrumented with “gcc –coverage”. Hence it’s a graphical replacement for the “gcov” program that comes with gcc.
There are three methods to install ggcov
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 ggcov Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ggcov
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ggcov
Install ggcov Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ggcov
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ggcov
Install ggcov 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 ggcov
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ggcov
How To Uninstall ggcov on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ggcov
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ggcov
Uninstall ggcov And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ggcov
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ggcov
Remove ggcov Configurations and Data
To remove ggcov
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ggcov
Remove ggcov configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ggcov
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ggcov
Dependencies
ggcov have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ggcov
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.