How To Install g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Kali Linux.

What is g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf

g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf is:

This is the GNU C++ compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C++.

This is a dependency package providing the default GNU C++ cross-compiler for the armhf architecture.

There are three methods to install g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf 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 g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Install g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Install g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf 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 g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf

How To Uninstall g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Uninstall g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Remove g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf Configurations and Data

To remove g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Remove g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Dependencies

g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf have the following dependencies:

• cpp-arm-linux-gnueabihf

References

• g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf website

Summary

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