How To Install mk-configure on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mk-configure on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mk-configure package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
