How To Install binutils-source on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-source on Kali Linux. binutils-source is GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities (source)

Introduction

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

What is binutils-source

binutils-source is:

This package contains the sources and patches which are needed to build binutils.

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

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-source

Install binutils-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install binutils-source

Install binutils-source 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-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binutils-source

How To Uninstall binutils-source on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove binutils-source

Uninstall binutils-source And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-source

Remove binutils-source Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-source

Remove binutils-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-source

Dependencies

binutils-source have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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