How To Install icmake on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is icmake

icmake is:

Icmake is a hybrid between a ‘make’ utility and a ‘shell script’ language. Originally, it was written to provide a useful tool for automatic program maintenance and system administrative tasks on MS-DOS platforms.

There are three methods to install icmake 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 icmake Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install icmake

Install icmake Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install icmake

Install icmake 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 icmake using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install icmake

How To Uninstall icmake on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove icmake

Uninstall icmake And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove icmake

Remove icmake Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge icmake

Remove icmake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge icmake

Dependencies

icmake have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• icmake website

Summary

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