How To Install fonts-croscore on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-croscore on Kali Linux. fonts-croscore is width-compatible fonts for improved on-screen readability

Introduction

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

What is fonts-croscore

fonts-croscore is:

This package contains a collections of fonts that offers improved on-screen readability characteristics and the pan-European WGL character set and solves the needs of developers looking for width-compatible fonts to address document portability across platforms.

Arimo, Cousine and Tinos were designed by Steve Matteson as innovative and refreshing designs that are metrically compatible with Arial, Courier New and Times New Roman, respectively.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-croscore

Install fonts-croscore Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-croscore

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-croscore

How To Uninstall fonts-croscore on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-croscore

Uninstall fonts-croscore And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-croscore

Remove fonts-croscore Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-croscore

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

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

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

Dependencies

fonts-croscore have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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