How To Install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf

gcc-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 gcc-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 gcc-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 gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf

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

sudo aptitude -y install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf

How To Uninstall gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Uninstall gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gcc-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 gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Remove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Dependencies

gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf have the following dependencies:

• cpp-arm-linux-gnueabihf

References

• gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf website

Summary

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