How To Install fonts-terminus on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fonts-terminus

fonts-terminus is:

This is a fixed-width vector font called Terminus. It is suitable for terminals, editors, etc. If you have to work for extended time in front of monitor (i.e. over eight hours), you may find that using this font reduces your eyes-fatigue.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-terminus

Install fonts-terminus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-terminus

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-terminus

How To Uninstall fonts-terminus on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-terminus

Uninstall fonts-terminus And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-terminus

Remove fonts-terminus Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-terminus

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

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

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

Dependencies

fonts-terminus have the following dependencies:

References

• fonts-terminus website

Summary

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