How To Install fonts-khmeros on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-khmeros on Debian 9. fonts-khmeros is KhmerOS Unicode fonts for the Khmer language of Cambodia

Introduction

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

What is fonts-khmeros

fonts-khmeros is:

Free fonts for the Khmer language, used in Cambodia, developed by the Khmer Software Iniative, part of the Open Forum of Cambodia.

This package contains standard, decorative, screen and other fonts.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-khmeros

Install fonts-khmeros Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-khmeros

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-khmeros

How To Uninstall fonts-khmeros on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-khmeros

Uninstall fonts-khmeros And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-khmeros

Remove fonts-khmeros Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-khmeros

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

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

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

Dependencies

fonts-khmeros have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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