How To Install xfonts-intl-asian on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-intl-asian on Kali Linux.

What is xfonts-intl-asian

xfonts-intl-asian is:

This package includes some Indian, Lao, Thai, and Vietnamese fonts. You will need these fonts if you plan to view, print, or author documents written in the above languages/scripts.

The fonts are for use with the X Window System.

There are three methods to install xfonts-intl-asian 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 xfonts-intl-asian Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-intl-asian

Install xfonts-intl-asian Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-intl-asian using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfonts-intl-asian

Install xfonts-intl-asian 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 xfonts-intl-asian using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-intl-asian

How To Uninstall xfonts-intl-asian on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xfonts-intl-asian package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfonts-intl-asian

Uninstall xfonts-intl-asian And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-intl-asian

Remove xfonts-intl-asian Configurations and Data

To remove xfonts-intl-asian configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-intl-asian

Remove xfonts-intl-asian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfonts-intl-asian configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-intl-asian

Dependencies

xfonts-intl-asian have the following dependencies:

• xfonts-utils

References

• xfonts-intl-asian website

Summary

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