How To Install php-text-figlet on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-text-figlet on Kali Linux.

What is php-text-figlet

php-text-figlet is:

The Text_Figlet is an engine for using FIGlet fonts to rendering text. With Text_Figlet you can create ASCII-art like text using FIGlet font description files (FIGlet fonts). The package supports horizontal smushing, German symbols (e.g. ???), RTL and LTR writing directions as well as incomplete and gzipped fonts (as long as php’s zlib extension is installed).

There are three methods to install php-text-figlet 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-text-figlet 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-text-figlet using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-text-figlet

Install php-text-figlet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-text-figlet

Install php-text-figlet 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-text-figlet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-text-figlet

How To Uninstall php-text-figlet on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-text-figlet package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-text-figlet

Uninstall php-text-figlet And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-text-figlet

Remove php-text-figlet Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-text-figlet

Remove php-text-figlet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-text-figlet

Dependencies

php-text-figlet have the following dependencies:

• php-common

References

• php-text-figlet website

Summary

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