How To Install freetype2-demos on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freetype2-demos on Kali Linux.
What is freetype2-demos
freetype2-demos is:
The FreeType project is a team of volunteers who develop free, portable and high-quality software solutions for digital typography. They specifically target embedded systems and focus on providing small, efficient and ubiquitous products.
This package contains some demonstration programs and utilities that showcase the features of the FreeType 2 font engine.
There are three methods to install freetype2-demos 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 freetype2-demos Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install freetype2-demos using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freetype2-demosInstall freetype2-demos Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install freetype2-demos using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freetype2-demosInstall freetype2-demos 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 freetype2-demos using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freetype2-demosHow To Uninstall freetype2-demos on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the freetype2-demos package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freetype2-demosUninstall freetype2-demos And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freetype2-demos and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freetype2-demosRemove freetype2-demos Configurations and Data
To remove freetype2-demos configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freetype2-demosRemove freetype2-demos configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freetype2-demos configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freetype2-demosDependencies
freetype2-demos have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freetype2-demos package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.