How To Install gsfonts on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gsfonts on Kali Linux.

What is gsfonts

gsfonts is:

These are free look-alike fonts of the Adobe PostScript fonts. Recommended for all flavors of Ghostscript (gs-gpl, gs-afpl and gs-esp).

There are three methods to install gsfonts 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 gsfonts Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gsfonts

Install gsfonts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gsfonts using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gsfonts

Install gsfonts 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 gsfonts using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gsfonts

How To Uninstall gsfonts on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gsfonts package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gsfonts

Uninstall gsfonts And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gsfonts

Remove gsfonts Configurations and Data

To remove gsfonts configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gsfonts

Remove gsfonts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gsfonts

Dependencies

gsfonts have the following dependencies:

References

• gsfonts website

Summary

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