How To Install binutils-for-host on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-for-host on Kali Linux.

What is binutils-for-host

binutils-for-host is:

The programs in this package are used to assemble, link and manipulate binary and object files for the architecture of this package. They may be used in conjunction with a matching compiler and various libraries to build programs. When using binutils through this metapackage, all tools must be used with an architecture prefix.

There are three methods to install binutils-for-host 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-for-host 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-for-host using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-for-host

Install binutils-for-host Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-for-host using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install binutils-for-host

Install binutils-for-host 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-for-host using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binutils-for-host

How To Uninstall binutils-for-host on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the binutils-for-host package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove binutils-for-host

Uninstall binutils-for-host And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-for-host

Remove binutils-for-host Configurations and Data

To remove binutils-for-host configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-for-host

Remove binutils-for-host configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove binutils-for-host configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-for-host

Dependencies

binutils-for-host have the following dependencies:

• binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

References

• binutils-for-host website

Summary

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