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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fontforge-extras using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fontforge-extrasInstall fontforge-extras Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fontforge-extras using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fontforge-extrasInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fontforge-extras using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fontforge-extrasHow 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-extrasUninstall 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-extrasRemove 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-extrasRemove 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-extrasDependencies
fontforge-extras have the following dependencies:
References
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.
