How To Install libgcc-9-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcc-9-dev on Kali Linux. libgcc-9-dev is GCC support library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libgcc-9-dev

libgcc-9-dev is:

This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C programs which use libgcc, libgomp, libquadmath, libssp or libitm.

There are three methods to install libgcc-9-dev 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 libgcc-9-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgcc-9-dev

Install libgcc-9-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgcc-9-dev

Install libgcc-9-dev 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 libgcc-9-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgcc-9-dev

How To Uninstall libgcc-9-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgcc-9-dev

Uninstall libgcc-9-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcc-9-dev

Remove libgcc-9-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgcc-9-dev

Remove libgcc-9-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcc-9-dev

Dependencies

libgcc-9-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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