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
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 ways 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 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install console-common using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.