How to Install and Uninstall ggcov Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "ggcov" package

This guide let you learn how to install ggcov on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ggcov
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ggcov" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ggcov on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ggcov
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ggcov package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ggcov
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 4021
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alastair McKinstry
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9-10ubuntu2
Depends: gconf-service, libc6 (>= 2.14), libdb5.3, libgconf-2-4 (>= 3.2.5), libglade2-0 (>= 1:2.6.4-2~), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libgnome2-0 (>= 2.17.3), libgnomecanvas2-0 (>= 2.11.1), libgnomeui-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libx11-6, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0), gconf2 (>= 2.28.1-2), libdatetime-perl
Filename: pool/universe/g/ggcov/ggcov_0.9-10ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 647364
MD5sum: 4148cb1b9184dc7bda3071d4a216c4b4
SHA1: 88a62c2cd70129726baed086d8df1e33295198cc
SHA256: 341b825efed7f41fe41e88aa0a53134b1312990d1d15fa586af68e3bcec48dc7
Description-en: Graphical tool for displaying gcov test coverage data
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.
Description-md5: 81c8d03ae622c8487319380da3851bf0
Homepage: http://ggcov.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu