How To Install ttf2ufm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf2ufm on Kali Linux. ttf2ufm is True Type to PostScript Type 1 Font Converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf2ufm on Kali Linux.

What is ttf2ufm

ttf2ufm is:

Ttf2ufm is a font converter from the True Type format (and some other formats supported by the FreeType library as well) to the Adobe Type1 format. Ttf2ufm is a modified version of Mark Heath’s TTF 2 PT1 converter. It allows one to create AFM and/or UFM files.

There are three methods to install ttf2ufm 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 ttf2ufm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ttf2ufm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ttf2ufm

Install ttf2ufm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ttf2ufm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ttf2ufm

Install ttf2ufm 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 ttf2ufm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ttf2ufm

How To Uninstall ttf2ufm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ttf2ufm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ttf2ufm

Uninstall ttf2ufm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ttf2ufm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttf2ufm

Remove ttf2ufm Configurations and Data

To remove ttf2ufm configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ttf2ufm

Remove ttf2ufm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ttf2ufm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttf2ufm

Dependencies

ttf2ufm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf2ufm package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.