How To Install dmucs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmucs on Kali Linux. dmucs is distributed compilation system for use with distcc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmucs on Kali Linux.

What is dmucs

dmucs is:

DMUCS is a system that allows a group of users to share a compilation farm. Each compilation request from each user will be sent to the fastest available machine, every time. The system has these fine qualities:

  • Works with distcc, which need not be altered in any way.
  • Supports multiple operating systems in the compilation farm.
  • Uses all processors of a multi-processor compilation host.
  • Makes best use of compilation hosts with widely differing CPU speeds.
  • Takes into account the load on a host caused by non-compilation tasks.
  • Supports the dynamic addition and removal of hosts to the compilation farm.

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

Install dmucs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dmucs

Install dmucs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dmucs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dmucs

Install dmucs Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dmucs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dmucs

How To Uninstall dmucs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dmucs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dmucs

Uninstall dmucs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dmucs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dmucs

Remove dmucs Configurations and Data

To remove dmucs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dmucs

Remove dmucs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dmucs

Dependencies

dmucs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmucs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.