How To Install fonts-lg-aboriginal on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-lg-aboriginal on Kali Linux. fonts-lg-aboriginal is unicode fonts for North-American Aboriginal languages

Introduction

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

What is fonts-lg-aboriginal

fonts-lg-aboriginal is:

This package contains fonts that can be used to read and write in many North-American Aboriginal Languages, too often neglected by the world at large.

It is hoped that the availability of quality open fonts can help these languages prosper far into the future.

The Aboriginal font family includes support for Syllabics (Cree, Ojibway, Naskapi, Inuktitut, Dakelh, Blackfoot, Dene), Cherokee and Roman Orthographies (Secwepemctsin, Statlimx, Siouan).

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-lg-aboriginal

Install fonts-lg-aboriginal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-lg-aboriginal

Install fonts-lg-aboriginal 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-lg-aboriginal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-lg-aboriginal

How To Uninstall fonts-lg-aboriginal on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-lg-aboriginal

Uninstall fonts-lg-aboriginal And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-lg-aboriginal

Remove fonts-lg-aboriginal Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-lg-aboriginal

Remove fonts-lg-aboriginal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-lg-aboriginal

Dependencies

fonts-lg-aboriginal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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