How To Install remake on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install remake on Kali Linux. remake is GNU make fork with improved error reporting and debugging

Introduction

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

What is remake

remake is:

Modernized version of GNU make utility that adds improved error reporting, the ability to trace execution in a comprehensible way, and a debugger. Some of the features of the debugger are:

  • see the target call stack
  • set breakpoints on targets
  • show and set variables
  • execute arbitrary “make” code
  • issue shell commands while stopped in the middle of execution
  • inspect target descriptions
  • write a file with the commands of the target expanded

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install remake

Install remake Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install remake

Install remake 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 remake using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install remake

How To Uninstall remake on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove remake

Uninstall remake And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove remake

Remove remake Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge remake

Remove remake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge remake

Dependencies

remake have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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