How To Install x11-xfs-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install x11-xfs-utils on Kali Linux. x11-xfs-utils is X font server utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x11-xfs-utils on Kali Linux.

What is x11-xfs-utils

x11-xfs-utils is:

x11-xfs-utils provides a set of utility programs useful on a system that uses an X font server.

The programs in this package include:

  • fslsfonts, a tool that lists fonts served by an X font server;
  • fstobdf, a tool which retrieves a font in BDF format from an X font server;
  • showfont, a font dumper for use with an X font server;
  • xfsinfo, an X font server information utility.

There are three methods to install x11-xfs-utils 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 x11-xfs-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install x11-xfs-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install x11-xfs-utils

Install x11-xfs-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install x11-xfs-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install x11-xfs-utils

Install x11-xfs-utils 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 x11-xfs-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install x11-xfs-utils

How To Uninstall x11-xfs-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the x11-xfs-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove x11-xfs-utils

Uninstall x11-xfs-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall x11-xfs-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove x11-xfs-utils

Remove x11-xfs-utils Configurations and Data

To remove x11-xfs-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge x11-xfs-utils

Remove x11-xfs-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove x11-xfs-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x11-xfs-utils

Dependencies

x11-xfs-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x11-xfs-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.