How To Install generate-ninja on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install generate-ninja on Kali Linux.

What is generate-ninja

generate-ninja is:

Generate-Ninja, or GN, is a meta-build system that generates Ninja build files so that you can build your project with Ninja. GN was, originally, part of the Chromium source tree, and has since been extracted into its own standalone repo.

There are three methods to install generate-ninja 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 generate-ninja Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install generate-ninja

Install generate-ninja Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install generate-ninja

Install generate-ninja 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 generate-ninja using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install generate-ninja

How To Uninstall generate-ninja on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the generate-ninja package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove generate-ninja

Uninstall generate-ninja And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove generate-ninja

Remove generate-ninja Configurations and Data

To remove generate-ninja configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge generate-ninja

Remove generate-ninja configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge generate-ninja

Dependencies

generate-ninja have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1

References

• generate-ninja website

Summary

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