How To Install console-setup-linux on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is console-setup-linux

This package includes fonts in psf format and definitions of various 8-bit charmaps.

There are three ways to install console-setup-linux 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-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 Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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

References

• console-setup-linux website

Summary

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