How To Install pcf2bdf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcf2bdf on Kali Linux. pcf2bdf is convert X11 font from PCF to BDF format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcf2bdf on Kali Linux.

What is pcf2bdf

pcf2bdf is:

Pcf2bdf is a font de-compiler. It converts an X11 font from Portable Compiled Format (PCF) to Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF).

FONTBOUNDINGBOX in a BDF file is not used by bdftopcf, so pcf2bdf generates irresponsible values.

There are three methods to install pcf2bdf 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 pcf2bdf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pcf2bdf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pcf2bdf

Install pcf2bdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pcf2bdf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pcf2bdf

Install pcf2bdf 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 pcf2bdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pcf2bdf

How To Uninstall pcf2bdf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pcf2bdf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pcf2bdf

Uninstall pcf2bdf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pcf2bdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcf2bdf

Remove pcf2bdf Configurations and Data

To remove pcf2bdf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pcf2bdf

Remove pcf2bdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pcf2bdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcf2bdf

Dependencies

pcf2bdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcf2bdf package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.