How To Install cc65 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cc65 on Kali Linux. cc65 is complete cross development package for 65(C)02 systems

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cc65 on Kali Linux.

What is cc65

cc65 is:

cc65 is a complete cross development package for 65(C)02 systems, including a powerful macro assembler, a C compiler, linker, librarian and several other tools.

cc65 has C and runtime library support for many of the old 6502 machines, including

  • the following Commodore machines:
    • VIC20
    • C16/C116 and Plus/4
    • C64
    • C128
    • CBM 510 (aka P500)
    • the 600/700 family
    • newer PET machines (not 2001).
  • the Apple ][+ and successors.
  • the Atari 8 bit machines.
  • the Atari 5200 console.
  • GEOS for the C64, C128 and Apple //e.
  • the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console.
  • the Supervision console.
  • the Oric Atmos.
  • the Lynx console.
  • the Ohio Scientific Challenger 1P

There are three methods to install cc65 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 cc65 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cc65 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cc65

Install cc65 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cc65 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cc65

Install cc65 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 cc65 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cc65

How To Uninstall cc65 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cc65 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cc65

Uninstall cc65 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cc65 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cc65

Remove cc65 Configurations and Data

To remove cc65 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cc65

Remove cc65 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cc65 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cc65

Dependencies

cc65 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cc65 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.