How To Install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib on Kali Linux.

What is libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib

libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib is:

GNU Standard C++ library for embedded ARM chips using Cortex-M, and Cortex-R processors.

This library is built using newlib as standard C library.

There are three methods to install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib 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 libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib

Install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib

Install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib 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 libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib

How To Uninstall libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib

Uninstall libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib

Remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib Configurations and Data

To remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib

Remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib

Dependencies

libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib have the following dependencies:

• libnewlib-dev
• libnewlib-arm-none-eabi

References

• libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-arm-none-eabi-newlib package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.