How To Install context-nonfree on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install context-nonfree on Kali Linux.

What is context-nonfree

context-nonfree is:

The ConTeXt distribution contains some fonts that are not considered free from Debian perspective, which are included here.

Currently it only contains the Hoekwater “koeieletters” font.

There are three methods to install context-nonfree 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 context-nonfree Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install context-nonfree

Install context-nonfree Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install context-nonfree

Install context-nonfree 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 context-nonfree using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install context-nonfree

How To Uninstall context-nonfree on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the context-nonfree package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove context-nonfree

Uninstall context-nonfree And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove context-nonfree

Remove context-nonfree Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge context-nonfree

Remove context-nonfree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge context-nonfree

Dependencies

context-nonfree have the following dependencies:

• tex-common
• context

References

• context-nonfree website

Summary

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