How To Install console-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install console-common on Kali Linux.

What is console-common

console-common is:

This package contains the install-keymap(8) utility, which is the recommended tool to specify a boot-time keymap to the system, as well as tools for internal use of keymap-providing packages.

There are three methods to install console-common 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 console-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install console-common

Install console-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install console-common

Install console-common 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 console-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install console-common

How To Uninstall console-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the console-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove console-common

Uninstall console-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove console-common

Remove console-common Configurations and Data

To remove console-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge console-common

Remove console-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge console-common

Dependencies

console-common have the following dependencies:

• debconf
• debconf
• debianutils
• console-data
• kbd
• lsb-base

References

• console-common website

Summary

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