How To Install localehelper on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is localehelper

localehelper is:

Localehelper is a helper tool for working with locales. It can generate locales and (un)set environmental variables for internationalization purposes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install localehelper

Install localehelper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install localehelper

Install localehelper 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 localehelper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install localehelper

How To Uninstall localehelper on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove localehelper

Uninstall localehelper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove localehelper

Remove localehelper Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge localehelper

Remove localehelper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge localehelper

Dependencies

localehelper have the following dependencies:

• locales
• perl

References

• localehelper website

Summary

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