How To Install picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf on Kali Linux.

What is picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf

picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf is:

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

There are three methods to install picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf 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-riscv64-unknown-elf 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-riscv64-unknown-elf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf

Install picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf

Install picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf 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-riscv64-unknown-elf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf

How To Uninstall picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf

Uninstall picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf

Remove picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf Configurations and Data

To remove picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf

Remove picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf

Dependencies

picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf have the following dependencies:

• gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf

References

• picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.