How To Install xfonts-thai on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-thai on Kali Linux. xfonts-thai is Collection of Thai fonts for X (metapackage)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-thai on Kali Linux.

What is xfonts-thai

xfonts-thai is:

This is a metapackage which depends on or recommends all available Thai fonts packages.

There are three methods to install xfonts-thai 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 xfonts-thai Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-thai

Install xfonts-thai Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xfonts-thai

Install xfonts-thai 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 xfonts-thai using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-thai

How To Uninstall xfonts-thai on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xfonts-thai package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfonts-thai

Uninstall xfonts-thai And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-thai

Remove xfonts-thai Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-thai

Remove xfonts-thai configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-thai

Dependencies

xfonts-thai have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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