How To Install python3-fontforge on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fontforge on Kali Linux.
What is python3-fontforge
python3-fontforge is:
FontForge is a font editor. Use it to create, edit and convert fonts in OpenType, TrueType, UFO, CID-keyed, Multiple Master, and many other formats.
This package provides the Python modules (the libraries fontforge and psMat) to access a FontForge program for font manipulations.
There are three methods to install python3-fontforge 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 python3-fontforge Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-fontforge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-fontforgeInstall python3-fontforge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-fontforge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-fontforgeInstall python3-fontforge 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-fontforge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-fontforgeHow To Uninstall python3-fontforge on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-fontforge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-fontforgeUninstall python3-fontforge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-fontforge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fontforgeRemove python3-fontforge Configurations and Data
To remove python3-fontforge configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fontforgeRemove python3-fontforge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-fontforge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-fontforgeDependencies
python3-fontforge have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fontforge package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.