How To Install kbd on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kbd on Kali Linux.

What is kbd

kbd is:

This package allows you to set up the Linux console, change the font, resize text mode virtual consoles and remap the keyboard.

You will probably want to install a set of data files, such as the one in the ??console-data?? package.

There are three methods to install kbd 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 kbd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kbd

Install kbd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kbd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kbd

Install kbd 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 kbd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kbd

How To Uninstall kbd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kbd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kbd

Uninstall kbd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kbd

Remove kbd Configurations and Data

To remove kbd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kbd

Remove kbd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kbd

Dependencies

kbd have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• kbd website

Summary

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