How To Install fonts-hack on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fonts-hack

fonts-hack is:

No frills. No gimmicks. Hack is hand groomed and optically balanced to be a workhorse face for code.

It has deep roots in the libre, open source typeface community and expands upon the contributions of the Bitstream Vera & DejaVu projects. The face has been re-designed with a larger glyph set, modifications of the original glyph shapes (including distinct point styles and semi-bold punctuation weight in the regular set to make analphabetic characters less transparent), and meticulous attention to metrics (including numerous spacing adjustments to improve the rhythm of the face and the legibility of code at small text sizes). The large x-height + wide aperture + low contrast design combined with PostScript hinting/hint replacement programs and a TrueType instruction set make it highly legible at commonly used source code text sizes with a sweet spot that runs in the 8px - 12px range on modern desktop and laptop monitors.

This package contains the TrueType fonts and the Webfont (WOFF/WOFF2) versions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-hack

Install fonts-hack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-hack

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-hack

How To Uninstall fonts-hack on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-hack

Uninstall fonts-hack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-hack

Remove fonts-hack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-hack

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

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

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

Dependencies

fonts-hack have the following dependencies:

References

• fonts-hack website

Summary

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