How To Install fonts-compagnon on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-compagnon on Kali Linux. fonts-compagnon is typeface family composed of five distinctive styles

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-compagnon on Kali Linux.

What is fonts-compagnon

fonts-compagnon is:

Font that finds its inspiration in the online archives of Typewriter Database specimens and combines different periods of the history of typewriter typefaces. Each weight is based on singular references relating to significant periods aiming to underline the evolution of typewriter characters as they are called.

There are three methods to install fonts-compagnon 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 fonts-compagnon Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-compagnon

Install fonts-compagnon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-compagnon

Install fonts-compagnon 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 fonts-compagnon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-compagnon

How To Uninstall fonts-compagnon on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fonts-compagnon package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-compagnon

Uninstall fonts-compagnon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-compagnon

Remove fonts-compagnon Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-compagnon

Remove fonts-compagnon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-compagnon

Dependencies

fonts-compagnon have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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