How To Install xfonts-x3270-misc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-x3270-misc on Kali Linux.

What is xfonts-x3270-misc

xfonts-x3270-misc is:

x3270-fonts provides only the fonts required for x3270 operation, so that the fonts may be installed separately on a font-server.

There are three methods to install xfonts-x3270-misc 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-x3270-misc 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-x3270-misc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-x3270-misc

Install xfonts-x3270-misc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-x3270-misc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfonts-x3270-misc

Install xfonts-x3270-misc 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-x3270-misc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-x3270-misc

How To Uninstall xfonts-x3270-misc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xfonts-x3270-misc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfonts-x3270-misc

Uninstall xfonts-x3270-misc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfonts-x3270-misc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-x3270-misc

Remove xfonts-x3270-misc Configurations and Data

To remove xfonts-x3270-misc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-x3270-misc

Remove xfonts-x3270-misc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfonts-x3270-misc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-x3270-misc

Dependencies

xfonts-x3270-misc have the following dependencies:

• xfonts-utils

References

• xfonts-x3270-misc website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-x3270-misc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.