How To Install complexity on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install complexity on Ubuntu 20.04. complexity is tool for analyzing the complexity of C program functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install complexity on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is complexity

complexity is:

Complexity measurement tool help to:

  • locate suspicious areas in unfamiliar code
  • get an idea of how much effort may be required to understand that code
  • get an idea of the effort required to test a code base
  • provide a reminder to yourself. You may see what you’ve written as obvious, but others may not.

Comparing with existing tool McCabe, this program improves scoring of following language constructs:

  • code length
  • switch statement
  • logic conditions

There are three methods to install complexity on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install complexity Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install complexity

Install complexity Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install complexity

Install complexity 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 complexity using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install complexity

How To Uninstall complexity on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove complexity

Uninstall complexity And Its Dependencies

To uninstall complexity and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove complexity

Remove complexity Configurations and Data

To remove complexity configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge complexity

Remove complexity configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge complexity

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install complexity package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.