How To Install ruby-ttfunk on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ttfunk on Kali Linux.

What is ruby-ttfunk

ruby-ttfunk is:

TTFunk is a TrueType font parser written in pure Ruby. It gives access to various data included in a .ttf file, including the name, family, subfamily of the font, as well as some metrics information.

TTFunk can be used by Ruby PDF generation libraries, like ruby-prawn.

There are three methods to install ruby-ttfunk 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 ruby-ttfunk Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ttfunk

Install ruby-ttfunk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-ttfunk

Install ruby-ttfunk 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 ruby-ttfunk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ttfunk

How To Uninstall ruby-ttfunk on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ruby-ttfunk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-ttfunk

Uninstall ruby-ttfunk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ttfunk

Remove ruby-ttfunk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ttfunk

Remove ruby-ttfunk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ttfunk

Dependencies

ruby-ttfunk have the following dependencies:

References

• ruby-ttfunk website

Summary

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