How To Install cc-tool on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cc-tool on Kali Linux. cc-tool is support for Texas Instruments CC Debugger

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cc-tool on Kali Linux.

What is cc-tool

cc-tool is:

This software provides support of Texas Instruments CC Debugger and several evaluation boards to program TI 8051-based System-On-Chip devices.

There are three methods to install cc-tool 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 cc-tool Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cc-tool using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cc-tool

Install cc-tool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cc-tool

Install cc-tool 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 cc-tool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cc-tool

How To Uninstall cc-tool on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cc-tool package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cc-tool

Uninstall cc-tool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cc-tool

Remove cc-tool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cc-tool

Remove cc-tool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cc-tool

Dependencies

cc-tool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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