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

Introduction

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

What is gccgo-arm-linux-gnueabihf

gccgo-arm-linux-gnueabihf is:

This is the GNU Go compiler, which compiles Go on platforms supported by the gcc compiler. It uses the gcc backend to generate optimized code.

This is a dependency package providing the default GNU Go cross-compiler for the armhf architecture.

There are three methods to install gccgo-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 gccgo-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 gccgo-arm-linux-gnueabihf using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install gccgo-arm-linux-gnueabihf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall gccgo-arm-linux-gnueabihf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gccgo-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 gccgo-arm-linux-gnueabihf

Remove gccgo-arm-linux-gnueabihf Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

• cpp-arm-linux-gnueabihf

References

• gccgo-arm-linux-gnueabihf website

Summary

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