How To Install fonts-terminus-otb on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fonts-terminus-otb

fonts-terminus-otb is:

These are fixed-width fonts 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 of these fonts reduces your eyes-fatigue.

This package contains normal, bold and oblique fonts in the following sizes: 6x12, 8x14, 8x16, 10x20, 11x22, 12x24, 14x28 and 16x32.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-terminus-otb

Install fonts-terminus-otb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-terminus-otb

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-terminus-otb

How To Uninstall fonts-terminus-otb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-terminus-otb

Uninstall fonts-terminus-otb And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove fonts-terminus-otb Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

fonts-terminus-otb have the following dependencies:

• xfonts-utils

References

• fonts-terminus-otb website

Summary

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