How To Install gputils-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gputils-common on Kali Linux.

What is gputils-common

gputils-common is:

Those utilities for the Microchip PIC microcontrollers family contain an assembler (compatible with MPASM), a disassembler, and other tools.

This package contains the headers and linker scripts needed by gputils.

There are three methods to install gputils-common 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 gputils-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gputils-common

Install gputils-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gputils-common

Install gputils-common 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 gputils-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gputils-common

How To Uninstall gputils-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gputils-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gputils-common

Uninstall gputils-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gputils-common

Remove gputils-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gputils-common

Remove gputils-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gputils-common

Dependencies

gputils-common have the following dependencies:

References

• gputils-common website

Summary

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