How To Install picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu on Kali Linux.

What is picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu

picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu is:

PicoLibc is a combination of Newlib and AVR libc bits designed for small-RAM embedded systems. This package has binaries for ARM 64-bit processors.

There are three methods to install picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu 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 picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu

Install picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu

Install picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu 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 picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu

How To Uninstall picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu

Uninstall picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu

Remove picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu Configurations and Data

To remove picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu

Remove picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu

Dependencies

picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu have the following dependencies:

• gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu

References

• picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install picolibc-aarch64-linux-gnu package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.