How To Install php-codecoverage on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-codecoverage on Ubuntu.

What is `php-codecoverage`

php-codecoverage is:

Library that provides collection, processing, and rendering functionality for PHP code coverage information

This package is part of PHPUnit, a unit testing suite for the PHP language, modelled on the xUnit testing framework, designed by Kent Beck and Erich Gamma.

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

Install php-codecoverage Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-codecoverage

Install php-codecoverage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-codecoverage

Install php-codecoverage 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 php-codecoverage using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-codecoverage

How To Uninstall php-codecoverage on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the php-codecoverage package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-codecoverage

Uninstall php-codecoverage And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-codecoverage

Remove php-codecoverage Configurations and Data

To remove php-codecoverage configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-codecoverage

Remove php-codecoverage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-codecoverage

Dependencies

php-codecoverage have the following dependencies:

References

php-codecoverage website

Summary

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