How To Install mspdebug on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mspdebug in Fedora 36. mspdebug is Debugger and gdb proxy for MSP430 MCUs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mspdebug on Fedora 36.

What is `mspdebug`

A a free debugger for use with MSP430 MCUs. It supports FET430UIF, eZ430, RF2500 and TI Chronos devices. It can be used as a proxy for gdb or as an independent debugger with support for programming, disassembly and reverse engineering.

We can use yum or dnf to install mspdebug on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mspdebug.

Install mspdebug on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mspdebug using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mspdebug

Install mspdebug on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mspdebug using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mspdebug

How To Uninstall mspdebug on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove mspdebug

mspdebug Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/mspdebug
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b2
/usr/lib/.build-id/b2/e7cfcf39338256581642ec1d66d233f633feb8
/usr/lib64/mspdebug
/usr/lib64/mspdebug/ti_3410.fw.ihex
/usr/share/doc/mspdebug
/usr/share/doc/mspdebug/AUTHORS
/usr/share/licenses/mspdebug
/usr/share/licenses/mspdebug/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/mspdebug.1.gz

References

mspdebug website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mspdebug on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).