How To Install fonts-ubuntu on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-ubuntu on Kali Linux.
What is fonts-ubuntu
fonts-ubuntu is:
The Ubuntu Font Family is a set of contemporary sans-serif fonts developed between 2010-2011. Dalton Maag performed the font design work and implementation with funding from Canonical. The fonts have been the default fonts for Ubuntu since 2010.
There are three methods to install fonts-ubuntu 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-ubuntu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fonts-ubuntu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-ubuntuInstall fonts-ubuntu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fonts-ubuntu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-ubuntuInstall fonts-ubuntu 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fonts-ubuntu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-ubuntuHow To Uninstall fonts-ubuntu on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the fonts-ubuntu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-ubuntuUninstall fonts-ubuntu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-ubuntu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-ubuntuRemove fonts-ubuntu Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-ubuntu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-ubuntuRemove fonts-ubuntu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-ubuntu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-ubuntuDependencies
fonts-ubuntu have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-ubuntu package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
