How To Install gdc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gdc

gdc is:

This is a dependency package providing the default D compiler. Per policy, all packages that contain D sources must use this package in their Build-Depends line.

This compiler supports D language version 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gdc

Install gdc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gdc

Install gdc 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gdc

How To Uninstall gdc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gdc

Uninstall gdc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdc

Remove gdc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gdc

Remove gdc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdc

Dependencies

gdc have the following dependencies:

• gdc-10
• libgphobos-dev

References

• gdc website

Summary

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