How To Install unicode-cldr-core on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install unicode-cldr-core on Kali Linux. unicode-cldr-core is Common data from Unicode CLDR (core)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install unicode-cldr-core on Kali Linux.

What is unicode-cldr-core

unicode-cldr-core is:

Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) provides key building blocks for software to support the world’s languages, with the largest and most extensive standard repository of locale data available. This data is used by a wide spectrum of companies for their software internationalization and localization, adapting software to the conventions of different languages for such common software tasks.

CLDR uses the XML format provided by UTS #35: Unicode Locale Data Markup Language (LDML). LDML is a format used not only for CLDR, but also for general interchange of locale data, such as in Microsoft’s .NET.

This unicode-cldr-core provides the core of the upstream CLDR data from the core.zip file under the /usr/share/unicode/cldr/common directory.

There are three methods to install unicode-cldr-core 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 unicode-cldr-core Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install unicode-cldr-core

Install unicode-cldr-core Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install unicode-cldr-core using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install unicode-cldr-core

Install unicode-cldr-core 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 unicode-cldr-core using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install unicode-cldr-core

How To Uninstall unicode-cldr-core on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the unicode-cldr-core package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove unicode-cldr-core

Uninstall unicode-cldr-core And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove unicode-cldr-core

Remove unicode-cldr-core Configurations and Data

To remove unicode-cldr-core configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge unicode-cldr-core

Remove unicode-cldr-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove unicode-cldr-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unicode-cldr-core

Dependencies

unicode-cldr-core have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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