How to Install lcov software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install lcov software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

lcov software package provides Summarise Code coverage information from GCOV, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install lcov 

lcov is installed in your system.

Make ensure the lcov package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep lcov *

You will get with lcov package name, version, architecture and description in a table

lcov package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Development
Package lcov
Version 1.11-3
Description Summarise Code coverage information from GCOV
Sub Section Devel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove lcov software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?