How To Install gccbrig-9 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccbrig-9 on Kali Linux. gccbrig-9 is GNU BRIG (HSA IL) frontend

Introduction

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

What is gccbrig-9

gccbrig-9 is:

This is the GNU BRIG (HSA IL) frontend. The consumed format is a binary representation. The textual HSAIL can be compiled to it with a separate assembler.

There are three methods to install gccbrig-9 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 gccbrig-9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gccbrig-9

Install gccbrig-9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gccbrig-9

Install gccbrig-9 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 gccbrig-9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gccbrig-9

How To Uninstall gccbrig-9 on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gccbrig-9

Uninstall gccbrig-9 And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gccbrig-9

Remove gccbrig-9 Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gccbrig-9

Remove gccbrig-9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gccbrig-9

Dependencies

gccbrig-9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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