How To Install bcc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is bcc

bcc is:

This is a C-compiler for 8086 cpus which is important for the development of boot loaders or BIOS related 8086 code.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bcc

Install bcc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bcc

Install bcc 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 bcc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bcc

How To Uninstall bcc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bcc

Uninstall bcc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcc

Remove bcc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bcc

Remove bcc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcc

Dependencies

bcc have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• bin86

References

• bcc website

Summary

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