How To Install fonts-dejavu-extra on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-dejavu-extra on Kali Linux.
What is fonts-dejavu-extra
fonts-dejavu-extra is:
DejaVu provides an expanded version of the Vera font family aiming for quality and broader Unicode coverage while retaining the original Vera style. DejaVu currently works towards conformance with the Multilingual European Standards (MES-1 and MES-2) for Unicode coverage. The DejaVu fonts provide serif, sans and monospaced variants.
This package includes additional variants, such as oblique, italic, bold-oblique, bold-italic and the condensed forms.
DejaVu fonts are intended for use on low-resolution devices (mainly computer screens) but can be used in printing as well.
There are three methods to install fonts-dejavu-extra 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-dejavu-extra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fonts-dejavu-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-dejavu-extraInstall fonts-dejavu-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fonts-dejavu-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-dejavu-extraInstall fonts-dejavu-extra 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 fonts-dejavu-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-dejavu-extraHow To Uninstall fonts-dejavu-extra on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the fonts-dejavu-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-dejavu-extraUninstall fonts-dejavu-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-dejavu-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-dejavu-extraRemove fonts-dejavu-extra Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-dejavu-extra configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-dejavu-extraRemove fonts-dejavu-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-dejavu-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-dejavu-extraDependencies
fonts-dejavu-extra have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-dejavu-extra package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
