How To Install g++-multilib on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-multilib on Kali Linux.

What is g++-multilib

g++-multilib is:

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

A dependency package on architectures with multilib support; the package contains dependencies for the non-default multilib architecture(s).

There are three methods to install g++-multilib 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++-multilib 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++-multilib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install g++-multilib

Install g++-multilib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install g++-multilib

Install g++-multilib 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++-multilib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install g++-multilib

How To Uninstall g++-multilib on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the g++-multilib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove g++-multilib

Uninstall g++-multilib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove g++-multilib

Remove g++-multilib Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge g++-multilib

Remove g++-multilib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g++-multilib

Dependencies

g++-multilib have the following dependencies:

• cpp

References

• g++-multilib website

Summary

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