Installing the GNU Binutils project on your GNU/Linux operating system (32-bit and 64-bit flavors are supported at this time) is an easy task, as all you have to do is to open the built-in package manager application (e.g. Synaptic Package Manager or Ubuntu Software Center), use the ‘binutils’ search string to find it in the main software repositories and install it with a couple of mouse clicks. As an alternative, you can install the latest version using the source package distributed for free on Softoware.