How to Install and Uninstall clang Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "clang" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install clang on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                clang
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "clang" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall clang on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                clang
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the clang package on Kali Linux

Package: clang
Source: llvm-defaults (0.57)
Version: 1:16.0-57
Installed-Size: 20
Maintainer: LLVM Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: clang (<< 3.2-1~exp2), clang-3.2, clang-3.3, clang-3.4 (<< 1:3.4.2-7~exp1), clang-3.5 (<< 1:3.5~+rc1-3~exp1)
Depends: clang-16 (>= 16~)
Breaks: clang-3.2, clang-3.3, clang-3.4 (<< 1:3.4.2-7~exp1), clang-3.5 (<< 1:3.5~+rc1-3~exp1)
Size: 5360
SHA256: 8f0bec8f92d4bb3a07999843d509009dc620478e931ed1e48bfcd127e3dc8942
SHA1: 312f8651fcd296f17f98cb31474324b02c79c589
MD5sum: bd916704e89dd4ba8436e3d5ed104914
Description: C, C++ and Objective-C compiler (LLVM based), clang binary
Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end
for the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the GNU Compiler
Collection (GCC).
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Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11 and 14 standards and also
provides most of the support of C++17.
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This is a dependency package providing the default clang compiler.
Description-md5:
Tag: devel::compiler, devel::lang:c, devel::lang:c++, devel::lang:objc,
devel::library, implemented-in::c, implemented-in::c++,
interface::commandline, role::devel-lib, role::program,
scope::application, works-with::software:source
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/llvm-defaults/clang_16.0-57_amd64.deb