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

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "kcov" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install kcov on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall kcov on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: kcov
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 1932
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Tautschnig
Architecture: amd64
Version: 25+dfsg-1ubuntu2
Depends: python, libc6 (>= 2.14), libcurl3 (>= 7.16.2), libdw1 (>= 0.127), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.8), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/k/kcov/kcov_25+dfsg-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 361526
MD5sum: 4ed3d62192edb7194bfb734ddf59a57b
SHA1: 5fdb24cf57720f05d4348cbce700d09dde46a099
SHA256: 4544091b39bfe7c878b91e8d52a9ed9c78e68a91e25d030546e52f2b0548a02a
Description-en: Code coverage analysis using DWARF debugging information
Kcov is a code coverage tester based on bcov by Thomas Neumann. It allows
collecting code coverage information from executables without special
command-line arguments, and continuosly produces output from long-running
applications.
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Kcov, like Bcov, uses DWARF debugging information to make this possible.
Description-md5: 3469e2689626b69ae766ed945b1ddbc5
Homepage: http://simonkagstrom.github.com/kcov/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu