How To Install ognibuild on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ognibuild

ognibuild is:

Ognibuild is a simple wrapper with a common interface for invoking any kind of build tool.

The ideas is that it can be run to build and install any source code directory by detecting the build system that is in use and invoking that with the correct parameters.

It can also detect and install missing dependencies.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ognibuild

Install ognibuild Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ognibuild

Install ognibuild 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 ognibuild using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ognibuild

How To Uninstall ognibuild on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ognibuild

Uninstall ognibuild And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ognibuild

Remove ognibuild Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ognibuild

Remove ognibuild configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ognibuild

Dependencies

ognibuild have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• ognibuild website

Summary

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