How To Install makedev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is makedev

makedev is:

The MAKEDEV executable is used to create device files, often in /dev.

Device files are special files through which applications can interact with hardware.

This package is not necessary for most modern Linux systems, where the udev subsystem provides a more dynamic mechanism for device file management.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install makedev

Install makedev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install makedev

Install makedev 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 makedev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install makedev

How To Uninstall makedev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove makedev

Uninstall makedev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove makedev

Remove makedev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge makedev

Remove makedev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge makedev

Dependencies

makedev have the following dependencies:

• base-passwd

References

• makedev website

Summary

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