How To Install libharfbuzz-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharfbuzz-bin on Kali Linux. libharfbuzz-bin is OpenType text shaping engine (utility)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharfbuzz-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libharfbuzz-bin

libharfbuzz-bin is:

HarfBuzz is an implementation of the OpenType Layout engine (aka layout engine) and the script-specific logic (aka shaping engine).

This package contains a command line interface for the HarfBuzz library.

There are three methods to install libharfbuzz-bin 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 libharfbuzz-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libharfbuzz-bin

Install libharfbuzz-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libharfbuzz-bin

Install libharfbuzz-bin 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 libharfbuzz-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libharfbuzz-bin

How To Uninstall libharfbuzz-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libharfbuzz-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libharfbuzz-bin

Uninstall libharfbuzz-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libharfbuzz-bin

Remove libharfbuzz-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libharfbuzz-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libharfbuzz-bin

Remove libharfbuzz-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libharfbuzz-bin

Dependencies

libharfbuzz-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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