How To Install freebsd-mk on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freebsd-mk on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is freebsd-mk
freebsd-mk is:
This package contains the makefile templates from the FreeBSD project. They provide simple rules to build programs, libraries, etc.
These templates provide an alternative to the default makefile templates shipped with bmake. If you want to enable them in your programs, simply invoke bmake as follows:
bmake -m /usr/share/mk-freebsd
There are three methods to install freebsd-mk on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install freebsd-mk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freebsd-mk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freebsd-mk
Install freebsd-mk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freebsd-mk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freebsd-mk
Install freebsd-mk 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 freebsd-mk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freebsd-mk
How To Uninstall freebsd-mk on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the freebsd-mk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freebsd-mk
Uninstall freebsd-mk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freebsd-mk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freebsd-mk
Remove freebsd-mk Configurations and Data
To remove freebsd-mk configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freebsd-mk
Remove freebsd-mk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freebsd-mk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freebsd-mk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freebsd-mk package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
