How To Install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Kali Linux. binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf is GNU binary utilities, for arm-linux-gnueabihf target

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 update

After 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-gnueabihf

Install 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-gnueabihf

Install 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 update

After 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.