How To Install msp430mcu on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install msp430mcu on Kali Linux. msp430mcu is Spec files, headers and linker scripts for TIs MSP430 targets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install msp430mcu on Kali Linux.

What is msp430mcu

msp430mcu is:

This package provides specification files, C headers and linker scripts to be used with MSP430 cross-compilers.

Original MCU layouts, addresses and headers are provided and constantly updated by Texas Instruments; additional fixes are included to ensure full compatibility with MSP430 GCC toolchain. Resulting package is anyway useful with any proper cross-compiler.

This package is primarily intended to be used by MSP430 developers, in conjunction with a suitable toolchain.

There are three methods to install msp430mcu 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 msp430mcu Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install msp430mcu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install msp430mcu

Install msp430mcu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install msp430mcu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install msp430mcu

Install msp430mcu 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 msp430mcu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install msp430mcu

How To Uninstall msp430mcu on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the msp430mcu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove msp430mcu

Uninstall msp430mcu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall msp430mcu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove msp430mcu

Remove msp430mcu Configurations and Data

To remove msp430mcu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge msp430mcu

Remove msp430mcu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove msp430mcu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge msp430mcu

Dependencies

msp430mcu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install msp430mcu package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.