How To Install php-font-lib on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-font-lib on Kali Linux. php-font-lib is read, parse, export and make subsets of different fonts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-font-lib on Kali Linux.

What is php-font-lib

php-font-lib is:

A library to read, parse, export and make subsets of different types of font files

This library can be used to:

  • Read TrueType, OpenType (with TrueType glyphs), WOFF font files
  • Extract basic info (name, style, etc.)
  • Extract advanced info (horizontal metrics, glyph names, glyph shapes, etc.)
  • Make an Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) file from a font

There are three methods to install php-font-lib 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 php-font-lib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-font-lib

Install php-font-lib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-font-lib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-font-lib

Install php-font-lib 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 php-font-lib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-font-lib

How To Uninstall php-font-lib on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-font-lib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-font-lib

Uninstall php-font-lib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-font-lib

Remove php-font-lib Configurations and Data

To remove php-font-lib configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-font-lib

Remove php-font-lib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-font-lib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-font-lib

Dependencies

php-font-lib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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