How To Install fonts-freefont-ttf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fonts-freefont-ttf

fonts-freefont-ttf is:

Freefont is a set of free high-quality TrueType fonts covering the UCS character set. These fonts are similar to the widely known Helvetica, Times and Courier fonts.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-freefont-ttf

Install fonts-freefont-ttf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-freefont-ttf

Install fonts-freefont-ttf 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-freefont-ttf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-freefont-ttf

How To Uninstall fonts-freefont-ttf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-freefont-ttf

Uninstall fonts-freefont-ttf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-freefont-ttf

Remove fonts-freefont-ttf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-freefont-ttf

Remove fonts-freefont-ttf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-freefont-ttf

Dependencies

fonts-freefont-ttf have the following dependencies:

References

• fonts-freefont-ttf website

Summary

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