How To Install gm2-9 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gm2-9 on Kali Linux. gm2-9 is GNU Modula-2 compiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gm2-9 on Kali Linux.

What is gm2-9

gm2-9 is:

This is the GNU Modula-2 compiler, which compiles Modula-2 on platforms supported by gcc. It uses the gcc backend to generate optimised code.

There are three methods to install gm2-9 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 gm2-9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gm2-9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gm2-9

Install gm2-9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gm2-9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gm2-9

Install gm2-9 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 gm2-9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gm2-9

How To Uninstall gm2-9 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gm2-9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gm2-9

Uninstall gm2-9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gm2-9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gm2-9

Remove gm2-9 Configurations and Data

To remove gm2-9 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gm2-9

Remove gm2-9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gm2-9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gm2-9

Dependencies

gm2-9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gm2-9 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.