How To Install fonts-samyak on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-samyak on Kali Linux. fonts-samyak is Meta package to install all Samyak TrueType fonts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-samyak on Kali Linux.

What is fonts-samyak

fonts-samyak is:

This package provides all Samyak TrueType fonts for following Indian languages:

  • Devanagari
  • Gujarati
  • Malayalam
  • Oriya
  • Tamil

There are three methods to install fonts-samyak 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 fonts-samyak Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-samyak

Install fonts-samyak Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-samyak

Install fonts-samyak 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 fonts-samyak using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-samyak

How To Uninstall fonts-samyak on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fonts-samyak package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-samyak

Uninstall fonts-samyak And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-samyak

Remove fonts-samyak Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-samyak

Remove fonts-samyak configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-samyak

Dependencies

fonts-samyak have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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