How To Install scons on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install scons on Kali Linux. scons is replacement for make

Introduction

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

What is scons

scons is:

SCons is a make replacement providing a range of enhanced features such as automated dependency generation and built in compilation cache support. SCons rule sets are Python scripts so as well as the features it provides itself SCons allows you to use the full power of Python to control compilation.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scons

Install scons Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scons

Install scons 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 scons using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scons

How To Uninstall scons on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove scons

Uninstall scons And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scons

Remove scons Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge scons

Remove scons configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scons

Dependencies

scons have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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