How To Install fontforge-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fontforge-doc on Kali Linux. fontforge-doc is documentation for fontforge

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fontforge-doc on Kali Linux.

What is fontforge-doc

fontforge-doc is:

FontForge is a font editor. Use it to create, edit and convert fonts in OpenType, TrueType, UFO, CID-keyed, Multiple Master, and many other formats.

This package contains the documentation for fontforge.

There are three methods to install fontforge-doc 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 fontforge-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fontforge-doc

Install fontforge-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fontforge-doc

Install fontforge-doc 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 fontforge-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fontforge-doc

How To Uninstall fontforge-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fontforge-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fontforge-doc

Uninstall fontforge-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fontforge-doc

Remove fontforge-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fontforge-doc

Remove fontforge-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fontforge-doc

Dependencies

fontforge-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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