Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Kali Linux.
What is binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf is:
This package provides GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
for the arm-linux-gnueabihf target.
You don’t need this package unless you plan to cross-compile programs
for arm-linux-gnueabihf and arm-linux-gnueabihf is not your native platform.
There are three methods to install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf 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 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihfInstall binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihfInstall binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf
How To Uninstall binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf
Uninstall binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf
Remove binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf Configurations and Data
To remove binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf
Remove binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf
Dependencies
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
