How To Install mkdepend on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mkdepend

mkdepend is:

Package contains dependency generators for LaTeX, COM and Java source files.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mkdepend

Install mkdepend Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mkdepend

Install mkdepend 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 mkdepend using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mkdepend

How To Uninstall mkdepend on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mkdepend

Uninstall mkdepend And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkdepend

Remove mkdepend Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mkdepend

Remove mkdepend configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkdepend

Dependencies

mkdepend have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• mkdepend website

Summary

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