How To Install libgfortran5-armhf-cross on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran5-armhf-cross on Kali Linux.

What is libgfortran5-armhf-cross

libgfortran5-armhf-cross is:

Library needed for GNU Fortran applications linked against the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgfortran5-armhf-cross 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 libgfortran5-armhf-cross Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgfortran5-armhf-cross using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgfortran5-armhf-cross

Install libgfortran5-armhf-cross Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgfortran5-armhf-cross using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgfortran5-armhf-cross

Install libgfortran5-armhf-cross 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 libgfortran5-armhf-cross using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgfortran5-armhf-cross

How To Uninstall libgfortran5-armhf-cross on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgfortran5-armhf-cross package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgfortran5-armhf-cross

Uninstall libgfortran5-armhf-cross And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgfortran5-armhf-cross and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgfortran5-armhf-cross

Remove libgfortran5-armhf-cross Configurations and Data

To remove libgfortran5-armhf-cross configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgfortran5-armhf-cross

Remove libgfortran5-armhf-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgfortran5-armhf-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgfortran5-armhf-cross

Dependencies

libgfortran5-armhf-cross have the following dependencies:

• gcc-10-cross-base
• libc6-armhf-cross
• libgcc-s1-armhf-cross

References

• libgfortran5-armhf-cross website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran5-armhf-cross package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.