How To Install cobertura on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cobertura on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is cobertura
cobertura is:
Tool that measures test coverage by instrumenting a Java code base and watching which lines of code are and are not executed as the test suite runs. In addition to identifying untested code and locating bugs, Cobertura can optimize code by flagging dead, unreachable code and can provide insights into how an API operates in practice. It is based on jcoverage.
There are three methods to install cobertura on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cobertura Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cobertura using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cobertura
Install cobertura Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cobertura using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cobertura
Install cobertura 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 cobertura using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cobertura
How To Uninstall cobertura on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the cobertura package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cobertura
Uninstall cobertura And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cobertura and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cobertura
Remove cobertura Configurations and Data
To remove cobertura configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cobertura
Remove cobertura configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cobertura configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cobertura
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cobertura package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
