How To Install mspdebug on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mspdebug on Kali Linux. mspdebug is debugging tool for MSP430 microcontrollers

Introduction

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

What is mspdebug

mspdebug is:

MSPDebug is a free debugger for use with MSP430 MCUs. It supports FET430UIF, eZ430, RF2500 and Olimex MSP-JTAG-TINY programmers. It can be used as a proxy for gdb or as an independent debugger with support for programming, disassembly and reverse engineering.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mspdebug

Install mspdebug Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mspdebug

Install mspdebug 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 mspdebug using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mspdebug

How To Uninstall mspdebug on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mspdebug

Uninstall mspdebug And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mspdebug

Remove mspdebug Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mspdebug

Remove mspdebug configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mspdebug

Dependencies

mspdebug have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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