How To Install fonts-mph-2b-damase on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-mph-2b-damase on Kali Linux. fonts-mph-2b-damase is font with character ranges from Unicode 4.1

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-mph-2b-damase on Kali Linux.

What is fonts-mph-2b-damase

fonts-mph-2b-damase is:

MPH 2B Damase is a SuperUnicode font, including ranges in Plane 1 and ranges added in the latest release of the Unicode standard (4.1). Some ranges added in the 4.1 release of the Unicode Standard. These ranges cover Tifinagh, Kharosthi, hPhags-pa, Old Persian Cuneiform, etc.

The support for some scripts is not complete because the font lacks contextual substitution (via OpenType tables) and composite glyphs, which are required to support Kharosthi and other scripts fully. Please read the Debian README for a fuller discussion of the problems this may cause.

There are three methods to install fonts-mph-2b-damase 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-mph-2b-damase 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-mph-2b-damase using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-mph-2b-damase

Install fonts-mph-2b-damase Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-mph-2b-damase using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fonts-mph-2b-damase

Install fonts-mph-2b-damase 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-mph-2b-damase using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-mph-2b-damase

How To Uninstall fonts-mph-2b-damase on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fonts-mph-2b-damase package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-mph-2b-damase

Uninstall fonts-mph-2b-damase And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-mph-2b-damase and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-mph-2b-damase

Remove fonts-mph-2b-damase Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-mph-2b-damase configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-mph-2b-damase

Remove fonts-mph-2b-damase configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fonts-mph-2b-damase configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-mph-2b-damase

Dependencies

fonts-mph-2b-damase have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-mph-2b-damase package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.