How To Install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Kali Linux. binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 is GNU binary utilities, for x86-64-linux-gnux32 target

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Kali Linux.

What is binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32

binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 is:

This package provides GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the x86-64-linux-gnux32 target.

You don’t need this package unless you plan to cross-compile programs for x86-64-linux-gnux32 and x86-64-linux-gnux32 is not your native platform.

There are three methods to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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 binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32

Install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32

Install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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 binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32

How To Uninstall binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32

Uninstall binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32

Remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Configurations and Data

To remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32

Remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32

Dependencies

binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.