How To Install fonts-quicksand on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fonts-quicksand

fonts-quicksand is:

Quicksand is a display sans serif with rounded terminals. The project was initiated by Andrew Paglinawan in 2008 using geometric shapes as a core foundation. It is designed for display purposes but kept legible enough to use in small sizes as well.

In 2016, in collaboration with Andrew, it was thoroughly revised by Thomas Jockin to improve the quality.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-quicksand

Install fonts-quicksand Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-quicksand

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-quicksand

How To Uninstall fonts-quicksand on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-quicksand

Uninstall fonts-quicksand And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-quicksand

Remove fonts-quicksand Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-quicksand

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

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

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

Dependencies

fonts-quicksand have the following dependencies:

References

• fonts-quicksand website

Summary

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