Unable to locate package makefile

Question

Hello everyone I am new in using Ubuntu operating system and facing a problem.

I have installed GCC using

sudo apt-get install gcc

but when I run the following command

sudo apt-get install makefile

it shows me error "Unable to locate package makefile"

steeldriver · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-26 23:03:42Z

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A makefile is just a file that is read and processed by the make command.

In turn, the make command is provided by package make. So your command should be

sudo apt install make

answered Apr 26, 2020 at 23:03

steeldriver

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Or even better, sudo apt install build-essential
– chili555
Commented Apr 26, 2020 at 23:10
I have already done it but when I run the sudo apt-get install mpich2. It again gives the same error Unable to locate package mpich2
– Bilal
Commented Apr 27, 2020 at 20:36
@Bilal you probably want the package named mpich. You will need to enable the universe repository.
– steeldriver
Commented Apr 27, 2020 at 21:03

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