How To Install gcc-avr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-avr on Kali Linux. gcc-avr is GNU C compiler (cross compiler for avr)

Introduction

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

What is gcc-avr

gcc-avr is:

This is the GNU C compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler which supports multiple languages. This package includes support for C.

There are three methods to install gcc-avr 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-avr 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-avr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gcc-avr

Install gcc-avr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gcc-avr

Install gcc-avr 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-avr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gcc-avr

How To Uninstall gcc-avr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gcc-avr

Uninstall gcc-avr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-avr

Remove gcc-avr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-avr

Remove gcc-avr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-avr

Dependencies

gcc-avr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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