How To Install mmake on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mmake

mmake is:

mmake will generate a master Makefile for your Java programs. This generated Makefile fully understands the subdirectories that are required if your program consists of multiple packages. mmake also automatically generates dependencies, and can use the C preprocessor for Java programs and generate javadoc documentation. mmake defaults to using Sun’s javac from the jdk but can easily use guavac or a different GPL alternative as well.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mmake

Install mmake Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mmake

Install mmake 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 mmake using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mmake

How To Uninstall mmake on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mmake

Uninstall mmake And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mmake

Remove mmake Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mmake

Remove mmake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mmake

Dependencies

mmake have the following dependencies:

• findutils
• java-common
• perl

References

• mmake website

Summary

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