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.
After updating apt database, We can install makedev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install makedev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install makedev
using apt
by running the following command:
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.
After updating apt database, We can install makedev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall makedev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the makedev
package we can use the following command:
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:
Remove makedev Configurations and Data
To remove makedev
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
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:
Dependencies
makedev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install makedev
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.