How To Install spim on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install spim on Kali Linux. spim is MIPS R2000/R3000 emulator

Introduction

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

What is spim

spim is:

Emulates a MIPS R2000/R3000 processor in software. Useful for students who are taught MIPS R2000/R3000 assembly.

SPIM S20 is a software simulator that runs assembly language programs for the MIPS R2000/R3000 RISC computers. SPIM can read and immediately run files containing assembly language statements. SPIM is a self-contained system for running these programs and contains a debugger and interface to the operating system.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install spim

Install spim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install spim

Install spim 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 spim using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install spim

How To Uninstall spim on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove spim

Uninstall spim And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove spim

Remove spim Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge spim

Remove spim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spim

Dependencies

spim have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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