How To Install gdc-10 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdc-10 on Kali Linux.

What is gdc-10

gdc-10 is:

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

This compiler supports D language version 2.

There are three methods to install gdc-10 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 gdc-10 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gdc-10 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gdc-10

Install gdc-10 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gdc-10 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gdc-10

Install gdc-10 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 gdc-10 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gdc-10

How To Uninstall gdc-10 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gdc-10 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gdc-10

Uninstall gdc-10 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gdc-10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdc-10

Remove gdc-10 Configurations and Data

To remove gdc-10 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gdc-10

Remove gdc-10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gdc-10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdc-10

Dependencies

gdc-10 have the following dependencies:

• gcc-10-base
• g++-10
• libgphobos-10-dev
• libc6
• libgmp10

References

• gdc-10 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdc-10 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.