How To Install fonts-kacst on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fonts-kacst

fonts-kacst is:

This is a set of TrueType Arabic fonts released by the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST).

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-kacst

Install fonts-kacst Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-kacst

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-kacst

How To Uninstall fonts-kacst on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-kacst

Uninstall fonts-kacst And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-kacst

Remove fonts-kacst Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-kacst

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

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

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

Dependencies

fonts-kacst have the following dependencies:

• dpkg

References

• fonts-kacst website

Summary

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