Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-config-icons-large on Kali Linux.
What is apt-config-icons-large
apt-config-icons-large is:
This package contains an APT configuration snippet that enables the
download of an icon tarball containing application icons for display in
software centers.
Icons get downloaded directly from the archive via regular cache updates,
and match the software currently available in the respective archive suites.
This snippet enables icon tarball downloads in large, 128x128px size.
If these bigger icons are not downloaded by APT, a software center may
decide to fetch them on-demand from a web location.
There are three methods to install apt-config-icons-large 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 apt-config-icons-large Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apt-config-icons-large using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-config-icons-largeInstall apt-config-icons-large Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-config-icons-large using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-config-icons-largeInstall apt-config-icons-large 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apt-config-icons-large using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-config-icons-large
How To Uninstall apt-config-icons-large on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the apt-config-icons-large package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-config-icons-large
Uninstall apt-config-icons-large And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-config-icons-large and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-config-icons-large
Remove apt-config-icons-large Configurations and Data
To remove apt-config-icons-large configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-config-icons-large
Remove apt-config-icons-large configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-config-icons-large configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-config-icons-large
Dependencies
apt-config-icons-large have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-config-icons-large package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
