How To Install fonts-dancingscript on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-dancingscript on Debian 9. fonts-dancingscript is lively casual script with bouncing letters and size changes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-dancingscript on Debian 9.

What is fonts-dancingscript

fonts-dancingscript is:

Dancing Script references popular scripts typefaces from the 50’s. It relates to Murray Hill (Emil Klumpp. 1956) in its weight distribution, and to Mistral (Roger Excoffon. 1953) in its lively bouncing effect.

Use it when you want a friendly, informal and spontaneous look.

There are three methods to install fonts-dancingscript on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fonts-dancingscript Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-dancingscript

Install fonts-dancingscript Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-dancingscript

Install fonts-dancingscript 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 fonts-dancingscript using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-dancingscript

How To Uninstall fonts-dancingscript on Debian 9

To uninstall only the fonts-dancingscript package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-dancingscript

Uninstall fonts-dancingscript And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-dancingscript and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-dancingscript

Remove fonts-dancingscript Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-dancingscript configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-dancingscript

Remove fonts-dancingscript configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-dancingscript

Dependencies

fonts-dancingscript have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-dancingscript package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.