How To Install sparse on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is sparse

sparse is:

Sparse, the semantic parser, provides a compiler frontend capable of parsing most of ANSI C as well as many GCC extensions, and a collection of sample compiler backends, including a static analyzer also called “sparse”. Sparse provides a set of annotations designed to convey semantic information about types, such as what address space pointers point to, or what locks a function acquires or releases.

Sparse can be invoked directly as “sparse” or via the “cgcc” wrapper around the C compiler.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sparse

Install sparse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sparse

Install sparse 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 sparse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sparse

How To Uninstall sparse on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sparse

Uninstall sparse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sparse

Remove sparse Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sparse

Remove sparse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sparse

Dependencies

sparse have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libllvm11

References

• sparse website

Summary

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