How To Install dh-consoledata on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-consoledata on Kali Linux. dh-consoledata is debhelper-based script to help packaging console data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-consoledata on Kali Linux.

What is dh-consoledata

dh-consoledata is:

This package assists in building consistent packages of data-files for the Linux text console.

There are three methods to install dh-consoledata 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 dh-consoledata Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dh-consoledata

Install dh-consoledata Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dh-consoledata

Install dh-consoledata 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 dh-consoledata using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dh-consoledata

How To Uninstall dh-consoledata on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dh-consoledata package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dh-consoledata

Uninstall dh-consoledata And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-consoledata

Remove dh-consoledata Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dh-consoledata

Remove dh-consoledata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-consoledata

Dependencies

dh-consoledata have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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