How To Install braillefont on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install braillefont on Kali Linux.

What is braillefont

braillefont is:

braillefont runs interactively on the console - one can enter a (short) text, that will be converted into a bitmapped version and printed using the Braille range of Unicode.

There are three methods to install braillefont 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 braillefont Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install braillefont

Install braillefont Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install braillefont using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install braillefont

Install braillefont 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 braillefont using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install braillefont

How To Uninstall braillefont on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the braillefont package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove braillefont

Uninstall braillefont And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove braillefont

Remove braillefont Configurations and Data

To remove braillefont configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge braillefont

Remove braillefont configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge braillefont

Dependencies

braillefont have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• braillefont website

Summary

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