How To Install unace-nonfree on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install unace-nonfree on Kali Linux.

What is unace-nonfree

unace-nonfree is:

The unace utility is used for extracting, testing and viewing the contents of archives created with the ACE archiver.

Unlike the unace package which can only extract ACE 1.0 archives, the unace-nonfree package allows one to unpack all current ACE archives.

There are three methods to install unace-nonfree 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 unace-nonfree Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install unace-nonfree

Install unace-nonfree Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install unace-nonfree

Install unace-nonfree 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 unace-nonfree using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install unace-nonfree

How To Uninstall unace-nonfree on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the unace-nonfree package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove unace-nonfree

Uninstall unace-nonfree And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove unace-nonfree

Remove unace-nonfree Configurations and Data

To remove unace-nonfree configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge unace-nonfree

Remove unace-nonfree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unace-nonfree

Dependencies

unace-nonfree have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• unace-nonfree website

Summary

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