How To Install fonts-osifont on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-osifont on Kali Linux. fonts-osifont is ISO 3098-compliant TrueType font for CAD projects

Introduction

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

What is fonts-osifont

fonts-osifont is:

In some European countries, CAD projects must have a font which conforms to the ISO 3098 specification. Such a font has been available in commercial CADs but was not available for free CADs (including FreeCAD) until this project.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-osifont

Install fonts-osifont Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-osifont

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-osifont

How To Uninstall fonts-osifont on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-osifont

Uninstall fonts-osifont And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-osifont

Remove fonts-osifont Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-osifont

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

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

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

Dependencies

fonts-osifont have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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