How To Install xfonts-intl-japanese-big on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xfonts-intl-japanese-big

xfonts-intl-japanese-big is:

This package includes some large JISX0208.1983 and JISX0212.1990 (HojoKanji) Japanese fonts. You will need these fonts if you plan to view, print, or author documents written in Japanese using the above encodings.

The fonts are for use with the X Window System.

There are three methods to install xfonts-intl-japanese-big 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-japanese-big 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-japanese-big using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-intl-japanese-big

Install xfonts-intl-japanese-big Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xfonts-intl-japanese-big

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

sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-intl-japanese-big

How To Uninstall xfonts-intl-japanese-big on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xfonts-intl-japanese-big

Uninstall xfonts-intl-japanese-big And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-intl-japanese-big

Remove xfonts-intl-japanese-big Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-intl-japanese-big

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-intl-japanese-big

Dependencies

xfonts-intl-japanese-big have the following dependencies:

• xfonts-utils

References

• xfonts-intl-japanese-big website

Summary

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