How To Install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu on Kali Linux. binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu is GNU binary utilities, for x86-64-linux-gnu target

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu on Kali Linux.

What is binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu is:

This package provides GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the x86-64-linux-gnu target.

You don’t need this package unless you plan to cross-compile programs for x86-64-linux-gnu and x86-64-linux-gnu is not your native platform.

There are three methods to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu 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-x86-64-linux-gnu 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-x86-64-linux-gnu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

Install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

Install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu 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-x86-64-linux-gnu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

How To Uninstall binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

Uninstall binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

Remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu Configurations and Data

To remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

Remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu

Dependencies

binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.