How To Install fonts-guru-extra on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-guru-extra on Debian 9. fonts-guru-extra is Free fonts for Punjabi language

Introduction

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

What is fonts-guru-extra

fonts-guru-extra is:

Fonts for the Punjabi language which is spoken in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Fonts in this package use the Gurmukhi script. In Pakistan, Punjabi is written using Arabic script. The Devanagari script is also sometimes used in India.

Currently only font in this package is, Saab.

There are three methods to install fonts-guru-extra 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-guru-extra 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-guru-extra using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-guru-extra

Install fonts-guru-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-guru-extra

Install fonts-guru-extra 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-guru-extra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-guru-extra

How To Uninstall fonts-guru-extra on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-guru-extra

Uninstall fonts-guru-extra And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-guru-extra

Remove fonts-guru-extra Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-guru-extra

Remove fonts-guru-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-guru-extra

Dependencies

fonts-guru-extra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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