How To Install gputils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gputils on Kali Linux. gputils is GNU PIC utilities

Introduction

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

What is gputils

gputils is:

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install gputils

Install gputils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gputils

Install gputils 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gputils

How To Uninstall gputils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gputils

Uninstall gputils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gputils

Remove gputils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gputils

Remove gputils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gputils

Dependencies

gputils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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