How To Install fontforge-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fontforge-common on Kali Linux.

What is fontforge-common

fontforge-common is:

FontForge is a font editor. Use it to create, edit and convert fonts in OpenType, TrueType, UFO, CID-keyed, Multiple Master, and many other formats.

This package contains common arch-independent files.

There are three methods to install fontforge-common 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 fontforge-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fontforge-common

Install fontforge-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fontforge-common

Install fontforge-common 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 fontforge-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fontforge-common

How To Uninstall fontforge-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fontforge-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fontforge-common

Uninstall fontforge-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fontforge-common

Remove fontforge-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fontforge-common

Remove fontforge-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fontforge-common

Dependencies

fontforge-common have the following dependencies:

References

• fontforge-common website

Summary

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