How To Install fonts-dkg-handwriting on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-dkg-handwriting on Kali Linux. fonts-dkg-handwriting is font that imitates Daniel Kahn Gillmors handwriting

Introduction

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

What is fonts-dkg-handwriting

fonts-dkg-handwriting is:

This is a goofy TrueType font that mimics Daniel Kahn Gillmor’s handwriting. It covers charset ISO-8859-1 plus some extra characters, and it includes bold, italic, and bold italic variants.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-dkg-handwriting

Install fonts-dkg-handwriting Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-dkg-handwriting

Install fonts-dkg-handwriting 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-dkg-handwriting using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-dkg-handwriting

How To Uninstall fonts-dkg-handwriting on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-dkg-handwriting

Uninstall fonts-dkg-handwriting And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-dkg-handwriting

Remove fonts-dkg-handwriting Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-dkg-handwriting

Remove fonts-dkg-handwriting configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-dkg-handwriting

Dependencies

fonts-dkg-handwriting have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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