How to Install and Uninstall makepkg Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 28,2025

1. Install "makepkg" package

This is a short guide on how to install makepkg on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                makepkg
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "makepkg" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall makepkg on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                makepkg
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the makepkg package on Kali Linux

Package: makepkg
Source: pacman-package-manager
Version: 6.0.2-4
Installed-Size: 373
Maintainer: Ben Westover
Architecture: amd64
Depends: perl:any, libalpm13 (>= 13.0.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), debugedit, fakeroot, patch, pkgconf, texinfo
Recommends: build-essential
Size: 76944
SHA256: 9e78bde06b76be187f747221fc155115528e68292a30b4e10a0cdbf4245857d0
SHA1: 5ac0175a1ad8864279ee67e4e8282d8bfa2a2425
MD5sum: 55bb61a6f1261a0851280d07fc57bbf5
Description: Arch Linux package build utility
makepkg is a script to automate the building of packages. The
requirements for using the script are a build-capable *nix platform
and a custom build script for each package you wish to build (known
as a PKGBUILD).
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://archlinux.org/pacman/
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pacman-package-manager/makepkg_6.0.2-4_amd64.deb