How To Install fonts-stix on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fonts-stix

fonts-stix is:

The mission of the Scientific and Technical Information Exchange (STIX) font creation project is the preparation of a comprehensive set of fonts that serve the scientific and engineering community in the process from manuscript creation through final publication, both in electronic and print formats.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-stix

Install fonts-stix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-stix

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-stix

How To Uninstall fonts-stix on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-stix

Uninstall fonts-stix And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-stix

Remove fonts-stix Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-stix

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

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

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

Dependencies

fonts-stix have the following dependencies:

References

• fonts-stix website

Summary

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