How To Install nkf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is nkf

nkf is:

Nkf is yet another kanji code converter among networks, hosts and terminals. It converts input kanji code to designated kanji code such as 7-bit JIS, MS-kanji (Shifted-JIS) or EUC.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nkf

Install nkf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nkf

Install nkf 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 nkf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nkf

How To Uninstall nkf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nkf

Uninstall nkf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nkf

Remove nkf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nkf

Remove nkf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nkf

Dependencies

nkf have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• nkf website

Summary

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