How To Install fonts-knda on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fonts-knda

fonts-knda is:

This package allows you to install all the Kannada fonts available in Debian.

This package will install following dependent font packages:

• fonts-lohit-knda
• fonts-gubbi
• fonts-navilu

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-knda

Install fonts-knda Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-knda

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-knda

How To Uninstall fonts-knda on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-knda

Uninstall fonts-knda And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-knda

Remove fonts-knda Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-knda

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

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

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

Dependencies

fonts-knda have the following dependencies:

• fonts-gubbi
• fonts-lohit-knda
• fonts-navilu

References

• fonts-knda website

Summary

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