How To Install r-cran-systemfonts on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-systemfonts on Kali Linux.
What is r-cran-systemfonts
r-cran-systemfonts is:
Provides system native access to the font catalogue. As font handling varies between systems it is difficult to correctly locate installed fonts across different operating systems. The ‘systemfonts’ package provides bindings to the native libraries on Windows, macOS and Linux for finding font files that can then be used further by e.g. graphic devices. The main use is intended to be from compiled code but ‘systemfonts’ also provides access from R.
There are three methods to install r-cran-systemfonts 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 r-cran-systemfonts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install r-cran-systemfonts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-systemfontsInstall r-cran-systemfonts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install r-cran-systemfonts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-systemfontsInstall r-cran-systemfonts 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 r-cran-systemfonts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-systemfontsHow To Uninstall r-cran-systemfonts on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the r-cran-systemfonts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-systemfontsUninstall r-cran-systemfonts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-systemfonts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-systemfontsRemove r-cran-systemfonts Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-systemfonts configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-systemfontsRemove r-cran-systemfonts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-systemfonts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-systemfontsDependencies
r-cran-systemfonts have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-systemfonts package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
