How To Install ttf-bitstream-vera on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-bitstream-vera on Kali Linux.

What is ttf-bitstream-vera

ttf-bitstream-vera is:

This is a set of high-quality TrueType fonts created by Bitstream, Inc. and released under a DFSG-free license. They are intended to remedy the lack of free high-quality fonts for the free desktop environments.

They fully cover Western European languages (ISO-8859-1, ISO-8859-15) and Turkish (ISO-8859-9). They also include a selection of mathematical and other symbols and some limited support for Eastern European languages (parts of ISO-8859-2). Non-latin scripts are not supported (use ttf-dejavu instead).

There are three methods to install ttf-bitstream-vera 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 ttf-bitstream-vera Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ttf-bitstream-vera

Install ttf-bitstream-vera Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ttf-bitstream-vera using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ttf-bitstream-vera

Install ttf-bitstream-vera 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 ttf-bitstream-vera using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ttf-bitstream-vera

How To Uninstall ttf-bitstream-vera on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ttf-bitstream-vera package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ttf-bitstream-vera

Uninstall ttf-bitstream-vera And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttf-bitstream-vera

Remove ttf-bitstream-vera Configurations and Data

To remove ttf-bitstream-vera configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ttf-bitstream-vera

Remove ttf-bitstream-vera configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ttf-bitstream-vera configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttf-bitstream-vera

Dependencies

ttf-bitstream-vera have the following dependencies:

References

• ttf-bitstream-vera website

Summary

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