How To Install uclibc-source on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uclibc-source on Kali Linux.

What is uclibc-source

uclibc-source is:

uClibc is an implementation of the standard C library that is much smaller than glibc, which makes it useful for embedded systems.

This package provides the source code for the library, for toolchain bootstrap purposes.

There are three methods to install uclibc-source 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 uclibc-source Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install uclibc-source

Install uclibc-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uclibc-source

Install uclibc-source 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 uclibc-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uclibc-source

How To Uninstall uclibc-source on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the uclibc-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uclibc-source

Uninstall uclibc-source And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uclibc-source

Remove uclibc-source Configurations and Data

To remove uclibc-source configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uclibc-source

Remove uclibc-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uclibc-source

Dependencies

uclibc-source have the following dependencies:

References

• uclibc-source website

Summary

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