How To Install fonts-tiresias on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-tiresias on Kali Linux. fonts-tiresias is Fonts for the visually impaired

Introduction

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

What is fonts-tiresias

fonts-tiresias is:

This is a family of realist sans-serif typefaces that were designed for best legibility by people with impaired vision at the Scientific Research Unit of Royal National Institute of the Blind in London.

There are three methods to install fonts-tiresias 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-tiresias 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-tiresias using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-tiresias

Install fonts-tiresias Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-tiresias

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-tiresias

How To Uninstall fonts-tiresias on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-tiresias

Uninstall fonts-tiresias And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-tiresias

Remove fonts-tiresias Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-tiresias

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

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

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

Dependencies

fonts-tiresias have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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