How To Install gcc-9-source on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-9-source on Kali Linux.

What is gcc-9-source

gcc-9-source is:

This package contains the sources and patches which are needed to build the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).

There are three methods to install gcc-9-source 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 gcc-9-source Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gcc-9-source using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gcc-9-source

Install gcc-9-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gcc-9-source using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gcc-9-source

Install gcc-9-source 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 gcc-9-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gcc-9-source

How To Uninstall gcc-9-source on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gcc-9-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gcc-9-source

Uninstall gcc-9-source And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gcc-9-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-9-source

Remove gcc-9-source Configurations and Data

To remove gcc-9-source configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-9-source

Remove gcc-9-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gcc-9-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-9-source

Dependencies

gcc-9-source have the following dependencies:

• make
• quilt
• patchutils
• sharutils
• gawk
• lsb-release
• m4
• libtool
• autoconf2.69

References

• gcc-9-source website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-9-source package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.