How To Install apcalc-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apcalc-common on Kali Linux.

What is apcalc-common

apcalc-common is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install apcalc-common 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 apcalc-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apcalc-common

Install apcalc-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apcalc-common

Install apcalc-common 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 apcalc-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apcalc-common

How To Uninstall apcalc-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the apcalc-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apcalc-common

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Uninstall apcalc-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apcalc-common

Remove apcalc-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge apcalc-common

Remove apcalc-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apcalc-common

Dependencies

apcalc-common have the following dependencies:

• calc-common

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References

• apcalc-common website

Summary

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