How To Install kontrast on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kontrast on Ubuntu.

What is `kontrast`

kontrast is:

Kontrast is a color contrast checker and tells you if your color combinations are distinct enough to be readable and accessible.

There are three methods to install kontrast on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kontrast Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kontrast

Install kontrast Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kontrast using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kontrast

Install kontrast 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 kontrast using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kontrast

How To Uninstall kontrast on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the kontrast package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kontrast

Uninstall kontrast And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kontrast and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kontrast

Remove kontrast Configurations and Data

To remove kontrast configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kontrast

Remove kontrast configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kontrast

Dependencies

kontrast have the following dependencies:

References

kontrast website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kontrast package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.