How To Install fcode-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcode-utils on Kali Linux. fcode-utils is OpenBIOS FCode utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcode-utils on Kali Linux.

What is fcode-utils

fcode-utils is:

FCode is a Forth programming language dialect compliant with ANS Forth. It can exist in two forms; source code and a compiled version, known as bytecode. It is of interest mainly for its use in OpenFirmware.

This package provides a set of FCode utilities:

  • the tokenizer toke
  • the detokenizer detok
  • a PCI rom header utility
  • a portable implementation of Forth local values

There are three methods to install fcode-utils 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 fcode-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fcode-utils

Install fcode-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fcode-utils

Install fcode-utils 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 fcode-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcode-utils

How To Uninstall fcode-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fcode-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fcode-utils

Uninstall fcode-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcode-utils

Remove fcode-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fcode-utils

Remove fcode-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcode-utils

Dependencies

fcode-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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