How To Install fontforge-extras on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fontforge-extras

fontforge-extras 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 also provides these programs and utilities: acorn2sfd dewoff woff findtable pcl2ttf pfadecrypt rmligamarks showttf stripttc ttf2eps

There are three methods to install fontforge-extras 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-extras 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-extras using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fontforge-extras

Install fontforge-extras Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fontforge-extras

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

sudo aptitude -y install fontforge-extras

How To Uninstall fontforge-extras on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fontforge-extras

Uninstall fontforge-extras And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fontforge-extras

Remove fontforge-extras Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fontforge-extras

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

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

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

Dependencies

fontforge-extras have the following dependencies:

• fontforge-common

References

• fontforge-extras website

Summary

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