How To Install mk-configure on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mk-configure on Kali Linux.

What is mk-configure

mk-configure is:

mk-configure is a lightweight easy-to-use replacement for GNU autotools, written in bmake (portable version of NetBSD make) and POSIX tools (shell, awk etc).

There are three methods to install mk-configure 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 mk-configure Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mk-configure

Install mk-configure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mk-configure

Install mk-configure 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 mk-configure using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mk-configure

How To Uninstall mk-configure on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mk-configure package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mk-configure

Uninstall mk-configure And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mk-configure

Remove mk-configure Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mk-configure

Remove mk-configure configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mk-configure

Dependencies

mk-configure have the following dependencies:

• bmake

References

• mk-configure website

Summary

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