How To Install ttf-ubuntu-font-family on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-ubuntu-font-family on Kali Linux. ttf-ubuntu-font-family is sans-serif font set from Ubuntu (transitional package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-ubuntu-font-family on Kali Linux.

What is ttf-ubuntu-font-family

ttf-ubuntu-font-family is:

The Ubuntu Font Family is a set of contemporary sans-serif fonts developed between 2010-2011. Dalton Maag performed the font design work and implementation with funding from Canonical. The fonts have been the default fonts for Ubuntu since 2010.

This is a transitional package.

There are three methods to install ttf-ubuntu-font-family 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-ubuntu-font-family 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-ubuntu-font-family using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ttf-ubuntu-font-family

Install ttf-ubuntu-font-family Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ttf-ubuntu-font-family using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ttf-ubuntu-font-family

Install ttf-ubuntu-font-family 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-ubuntu-font-family using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ttf-ubuntu-font-family

How To Uninstall ttf-ubuntu-font-family on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ttf-ubuntu-font-family package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ttf-ubuntu-font-family

Uninstall ttf-ubuntu-font-family And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttf-ubuntu-font-family

Remove ttf-ubuntu-font-family Configurations and Data

To remove ttf-ubuntu-font-family configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ttf-ubuntu-font-family

Remove ttf-ubuntu-font-family configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttf-ubuntu-font-family

Dependencies

ttf-ubuntu-font-family have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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