How To Install console-setup-linux on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install console-setup-linux on Debian 12.
What is console-setup-linux
console-setup-linux is:
This package includes fonts in psf format and definitions of various 8-bit charmaps.
There are three methods to install console-setup-linux on Debian 12. 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-setup-linux 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-setup-linux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install console-setup-linux
Install console-setup-linux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install console-setup-linux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install console-setup-linux
Install console-setup-linux 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install console-setup-linux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install console-setup-linux
How To Uninstall console-setup-linux on Debian 12
To uninstall only the console-setup-linux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove console-setup-linux
Uninstall console-setup-linux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall console-setup-linux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove console-setup-linux
Remove console-setup-linux Configurations and Data
To remove console-setup-linux configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge console-setup-linux
Remove console-setup-linux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove console-setup-linux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge console-setup-linux
Dependencies
console-setup-linux have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install console-setup-linux package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.