Upgrade /install script to use gcc 10 and libgcc 10

[stuxnet8t8]

I've tried everything I can think of, I've done apt-get update && upgrade, I've tried apt cache search, nothing, I've uninstalled and reinstalled, I have no idea.

Please help me

[bcoles]

Libgcc-9-dev has no installation candidate

Presumably you're seeing this error when running the ./install script ?

gcc9 is kind of old now. I don't remember why BeEF needs it. The version shouldn't matter.

It should be safe to simply install gcc10 instead of gcc9.

[bcoles]

I'm guessing you're using Kali or Debian. The following patch to the install script replaces gcc-9* with gcc-10 and may resolve your issue.

diff --git a/install b/install
index 3b52fdc1..c28b6a69 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ install_linux () {
   info "Installing ${Distro} prerequisite packages..."
   if [ "${Distro}" = "Debian" ] || [ "${Distro}" = "Kali" ]; then
     sudo apt-get update
-    sudo apt-get install curl git build-essential openssl libreadline6-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-0 libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev autoconf libc6-dev libncurses5-dev automake libtool bison nodejs libcurl4-openssl-dev gcc-9-base libgcc-9-dev
+    sudo apt-get install curl git build-essential openssl libreadline6-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-0 libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev autoconf libc6-dev libncurses5-dev automake libtool bison nodejs libcurl4-openssl-dev gcc-10-base libgcc-10-dev
     if command_exists rvm || command_exists rbenv version; then
       info "Ruby package Manager exists - Ruby install skipped"
     else

[stuxnet8t8]

So do I just run that as is or do I need to insert it into the actual code?

[bcoles]

@DeezyE why was gcc-9-base libgcc-9-dev added to the install script in #1940 ?

[bcoles]

So do I just run that as is or do I need to insert it into the actual code?

It is a patch. - means remove. + means add. Red means bad. Green means good. Remove the bad stuff. Add the good stuff.

The patch simply replaces gcc-9 with gcc-10.

You can manually replace every instance of gcc-9 with gcc-10 in the install file using a text editor.

You can automatically replace every instance of gcc-9 with gcc-10 in the install file using sed: sed -i 's/gcc-9/gcc-10/g' install.

Or, if you're using BeEF from the git repository you can apply the patch manually by pasting the above diff into a file (ie, patch.diff) and applying the patch with git apply patch.diff.

[stuxnet8t8]

Excellent, thanks, friend. I'll give it a bash when I get home.

[stuxnet8t8]

Worked like a charm, thanks buddy.

[DeezyE]

Good find.
Replacing gcc9 with 10 makes sense and we can update the install script as you've posted @bcoles.
I will change the name of this issue to reflect needed change

I'm guessing you're using Kali or Debian. The following patch to the install script replaces gcc-9* with gcc-10 and may resolve your issue.

diff --git a/install b/install
index 3b52fdc1..c28b6a69 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ install_linux () {
   info "Installing ${Distro} prerequisite packages..."
   if [ "${Distro}" = "Debian" ] || [ "${Distro}" = "Kali" ]; then
     sudo apt-get update
-    sudo apt-get install curl git build-essential openssl libreadline6-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-0 libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev autoconf libc6-dev libncurses5-dev automake libtool bison nodejs libcurl4-openssl-dev gcc-9-base libgcc-9-dev
+    sudo apt-get install curl git build-essential openssl libreadline6-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-0 libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev autoconf libc6-dev libncurses5-dev automake libtool bison nodejs libcurl4-openssl-dev gcc-10-base libgcc-10-dev
     if command_exists rvm || command_exists rbenv version; then
       info "Ruby package Manager exists - Ruby install skipped"
     else

[bcoles]

#2241 (comment)

[DeezyE]

Libgcc-9-dev has no installation candidate

Presumably you're seeing this error when running the ./install script ?

gcc9 is kind of old now. I don't remember why BeEF needs it. The version shouldn't matter.

It should be safe to simply install gcc10 instead of gcc9.

I am confirming this is even needed. I added it 2 years ago, but might be moot today.