How To Install kbuild on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kbuild on Ubuntu.
What is kbuild
kbuild is:
The goals of the kBuild framework:
- Similar behavior cross all supported platforms.
- Flexibility, don’t create unnecessary restrictions preventing ad-hoc solutions.
- Makefile can very simple to write and maintain.
There are four concepts being tried out in the current kBuild incaration:
- One configuration file for a subtree automatically included.
- Target configuration templates as the primary mechanism for makefile simplification.
- Tools and SDKs for helping out the templates with flexibility.
- Non-recursive makefile method by using sub-makefiles.
kBuild does not provide any facilities for checking compiler/library/header configurations, that’s not in its scope. If this is important for your project, check out the autoconf tool in the GNU build system. It is possible to use kBuild together with autoconf if you like, but you might just as well use the full GNU package.
There are three methods to install kbuild on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kbuild Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kbuild using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kbuild
Install kbuild Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kbuild using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kbuild
Install kbuild Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kbuild using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kbuild
How To Uninstall kbuild on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the kbuild package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kbuild
Uninstall kbuild And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kbuild and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kbuild
Remove kbuild Configurations and Data
To remove kbuild configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kbuild
Remove kbuild configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kbuild configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kbuild
Dependencies
kbuild have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kbuild package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.