How To Install bdf2sfd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bdf2sfd on Kali Linux.
What is bdf2sfd
This is a BDF to SFD converter, allowing to vectorize bitmap fonts. It works by converting each pixel of a glyph to a polygon, which produces large and unoptimized SFD files that should be post-processed using FontForge.
It was originally created to generate OpenType versions of Spleen, and is released in the hope it can be useful to convert other fonts as well. Please be aware that it works best on fonts proportional to 8x16. Other sizes will work but the aspect ratio will not be preserved. There is currently little interest in addressing the issue.
There are three ways to install bdf2sfd 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 bdf2sfd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bdf2sfd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bdf2sfd
Install bdf2sfd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bdf2sfd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bdf2sfd
Install bdf2sfd Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 bdf2sfd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bdf2sfd
How To Uninstall bdf2sfd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bdf2sfd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bdf2sfd
Uninstall bdf2sfd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bdf2sfd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bdf2sfd
Remove bdf2sfd Configurations and Data
To remove bdf2sfd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bdf2sfd
Remove bdf2sfd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bdf2sfd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bdf2sfd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bdf2sfd using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.