How To Install fonts-hack-web on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-hack-web on Debian 9.
What is fonts-hack-web
fonts-hack-web is:
No frills. No gimmicks. Hack is hand groomed and optically balanced to be a workhorse face for code.
It has deep roots in the libre, open source typeface community and expands upon the contributions of the Bitstream Vera & DejaVu projects. The face has been re-designed with a larger glyph set, modifications of the original glyph shapes (including distinct point styles and semi-bold punctuation weight in the regular set to make analphabetic characters less transparent), and meticulous attention to metrics (including numerous spacing adjustments to improve the rhythm of the face and the legibility of code at small text sizes). The large x-height + wide aperture + low contrast design combined with PostScript hinting/hint replacement programs and a TrueType instruction set make it highly legible at commonly used source code text sizes with a sweet spot that runs in the 8px - 12px range on modern desktop and laptop monitors.
This package contains the WOFF, WOFF2 and SVG fonts.
There are three methods to install fonts-hack-web 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-hack-web 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-hack-web using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-hack-web
Install fonts-hack-web Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-hack-web using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-hack-web
Install fonts-hack-web 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-hack-web using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-hack-web
How To Uninstall fonts-hack-web on Debian 9
To uninstall only the fonts-hack-web package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-hack-web
Uninstall fonts-hack-web And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-hack-web and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-hack-web
Remove fonts-hack-web Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-hack-web configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-hack-web
Remove fonts-hack-web configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-hack-web configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-hack-web
Dependencies
fonts-hack-web have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-hack-web package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
