How To Install picolibc-arm-none-eabi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install picolibc-arm-none-eabi on Kali Linux. picolibc-arm-none-eabi is Smaller embedded C library for ARM development

Introduction

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

What is picolibc-arm-none-eabi

picolibc-arm-none-eabi is:

PicoLibc is a combination of Newlib and AVR libc bits designed for small-RAM embedded systems. This package has binaries for ARM processors. This library is intended to replace libnewlib-nano

There are three methods to install picolibc-arm-none-eabi 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-arm-none-eabi 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-arm-none-eabi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install picolibc-arm-none-eabi

Install picolibc-arm-none-eabi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install picolibc-arm-none-eabi

Install picolibc-arm-none-eabi 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-arm-none-eabi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install picolibc-arm-none-eabi

How To Uninstall picolibc-arm-none-eabi on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the picolibc-arm-none-eabi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove picolibc-arm-none-eabi

Uninstall picolibc-arm-none-eabi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove picolibc-arm-none-eabi

Remove picolibc-arm-none-eabi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge picolibc-arm-none-eabi

Remove picolibc-arm-none-eabi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge picolibc-arm-none-eabi

Dependencies

picolibc-arm-none-eabi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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