How To Install fontforge-dbg on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fontforge-dbg on Debian 10.
What is fontforge-dbg
fontforge-dbg is:
FontForge is a font editor. Use it to create, edit and convert fonts in OpenType, TrueType, UFO, CID-keyed, Multiple Master, and many other formats.
This package contains the debugging symbols for fontforge.
There are three methods to install fontforge-dbg on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fontforge-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fontforge-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fontforge-dbg
Install fontforge-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fontforge-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fontforge-dbg
Install fontforge-dbg Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install fontforge-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fontforge-dbg
How To Uninstall fontforge-dbg on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fontforge-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fontforge-dbg
Uninstall fontforge-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fontforge-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fontforge-dbg
Remove fontforge-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove fontforge-dbg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fontforge-dbg
Remove fontforge-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fontforge-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fontforge-dbg
Dependencies
fontforge-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fontforge-dbg package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
