How To Install yasm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install yasm on Kali Linux. yasm is modular assembler with multiple syntaxes support

Introduction

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

What is yasm

yasm is:

Yasm is a complete rewrite of the NASM assembler. It supports multiple assembler syntaxes (eg, NASM, GAS, TASM, etc.) in addition to multiple output object formats (binary objects, COFF, Win32, ELF32, ELF64) and even multiple instruction sets (including AMD64). It also has an optimiser module.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yasm

Install yasm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yasm

Install yasm 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 yasm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yasm

How To Uninstall yasm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove yasm

Uninstall yasm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yasm

Remove yasm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yasm

Remove yasm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yasm

Dependencies

yasm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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