How To Install kbd on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kbd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is kbd
kbd is:
This package allows you to set up the Linux console, change the font, resize text mode virtual consoles and remap the keyboard.
You will probably want to install a set of data files, such as the one in the “console-setup” package.
There are three methods to install kbd on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kbd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kbd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kbd
Install kbd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kbd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kbd
Install kbd Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kbd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kbd
How To Uninstall kbd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the kbd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kbd
Uninstall kbd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kbd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kbd
Remove kbd Configurations and Data
To remove kbd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kbd
Remove kbd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kbd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kbd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kbd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
