How To Install bf-utf-source on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bf-utf-source on Kali Linux. bf-utf-source is source for fonts needed to build Debian installers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bf-utf-source on Kali Linux.

What is bf-utf-source

bf-utf-source is:

This package contains fonts needed to build the debian-installer and bterm-unifont packages.

If you aren’t building Debian install images, you probably don’t need this package.

There are three methods to install bf-utf-source 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 bf-utf-source Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bf-utf-source using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bf-utf-source

Install bf-utf-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bf-utf-source using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bf-utf-source

Install bf-utf-source 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 bf-utf-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bf-utf-source

How To Uninstall bf-utf-source on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bf-utf-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bf-utf-source

Uninstall bf-utf-source And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bf-utf-source

Remove bf-utf-source Configurations and Data

To remove bf-utf-source configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bf-utf-source

Remove bf-utf-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bf-utf-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bf-utf-source

Dependencies

bf-utf-source have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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