How To Install afdko-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install afdko-doc on Kali Linux. afdko-doc is Adobe Font Development Kit for OpenType (common documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install afdko-doc on Kali Linux.

What is afdko-doc

afdko-doc is:

Tools used to make OpenType fonts by adding the OpenType-specific data to a TrueType or Type1 font.

This is the common documentation package.

There are three methods to install afdko-doc 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 afdko-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install afdko-doc

Install afdko-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install afdko-doc

Install afdko-doc 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 afdko-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install afdko-doc

How To Uninstall afdko-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the afdko-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove afdko-doc

Uninstall afdko-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove afdko-doc

Remove afdko-doc Configurations and Data

To remove afdko-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge afdko-doc

Remove afdko-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge afdko-doc

Dependencies

afdko-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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