How To Install fonts-yrsa-rasa on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-yrsa-rasa on Kali Linux. fonts-yrsa-rasa is Open-source, libre fonts for Latin + Gujarati

Introduction

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

What is fonts-yrsa-rasa

fonts-yrsa-rasa is:

This package provides free fonts for Gujarati script which is primarily used in the Indian state of Gujarat.

It includes following fonts:

  • Yrsa (Latin)
  • Rasa (Gujarati)

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-yrsa-rasa

Install fonts-yrsa-rasa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-yrsa-rasa

Install fonts-yrsa-rasa 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-yrsa-rasa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-yrsa-rasa

How To Uninstall fonts-yrsa-rasa on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-yrsa-rasa

Uninstall fonts-yrsa-rasa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-yrsa-rasa

Remove fonts-yrsa-rasa Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-yrsa-rasa

Remove fonts-yrsa-rasa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-yrsa-rasa

Dependencies

fonts-yrsa-rasa have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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