How To Install cmatrix-xfont on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cmatrix-xfont on Kali Linux.

What is cmatrix-xfont

cmatrix-xfont is:

Console Matrix simulates the display from “The Matrix”, this package provides the font to run cmatrix in an xterm.

There are three methods to install cmatrix-xfont 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 cmatrix-xfont Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cmatrix-xfont

Install cmatrix-xfont Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cmatrix-xfont

Install cmatrix-xfont 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 cmatrix-xfont using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cmatrix-xfont

How To Uninstall cmatrix-xfont on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cmatrix-xfont package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cmatrix-xfont

Uninstall cmatrix-xfont And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmatrix-xfont

Remove cmatrix-xfont Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cmatrix-xfont

Remove cmatrix-xfont configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmatrix-xfont

Dependencies

cmatrix-xfont have the following dependencies:

• xfonts-utils

References

• cmatrix-xfont website

Summary

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