How To Install gcc-xtensa-lx106 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-xtensa-lx106 on Kali Linux.

What is gcc-xtensa-lx106

gcc-xtensa-lx106 is:

Bare metal C cross compiler for chips using the Xtensa lx106 core, such as the Espressif ESP8266 wireless SoCs. This package is primarily for those developing for the ESP8266 platform and is not needed by normal users or developers.

There are three methods to install gcc-xtensa-lx106 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-xtensa-lx106 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-xtensa-lx106 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gcc-xtensa-lx106

Install gcc-xtensa-lx106 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gcc-xtensa-lx106 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gcc-xtensa-lx106

Install gcc-xtensa-lx106 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-xtensa-lx106 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gcc-xtensa-lx106

How To Uninstall gcc-xtensa-lx106 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gcc-xtensa-lx106 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gcc-xtensa-lx106

Uninstall gcc-xtensa-lx106 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gcc-xtensa-lx106 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-xtensa-lx106

Remove gcc-xtensa-lx106 Configurations and Data

To remove gcc-xtensa-lx106 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-xtensa-lx106

Remove gcc-xtensa-lx106 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gcc-xtensa-lx106 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-xtensa-lx106

Dependencies

gcc-xtensa-lx106 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libgmp10
• libmpc3
• libmpfr6
• libstdc++6
• zlib1g

References

• gcc-xtensa-lx106 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-xtensa-lx106 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.