How To Install util-linux-locales on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install util-linux-locales on Kali Linux.

What is util-linux-locales

util-linux-locales is:

This package contains the internationalization files for the util-linux package.

They are needed when you want the programs in util-linux to print their messages in other languages than English.

There are three methods to install util-linux-locales 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 util-linux-locales Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install util-linux-locales

Install util-linux-locales Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install util-linux-locales using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install util-linux-locales

Install util-linux-locales 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 util-linux-locales using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install util-linux-locales

How To Uninstall util-linux-locales on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the util-linux-locales package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove util-linux-locales

Uninstall util-linux-locales And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove util-linux-locales

Remove util-linux-locales Configurations and Data

To remove util-linux-locales configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge util-linux-locales

Remove util-linux-locales configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove util-linux-locales configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge util-linux-locales

Dependencies

util-linux-locales have the following dependencies:

• util-linux

References

• util-linux-locales website

Summary

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