How To Install fonts-lxgw-wenkai on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-lxgw-wenkai on Debian 12.
What is fonts-lxgw-wenkai
fonts-lxgw-wenkai is:
Lxgw WenKai is an open-source Chinese font derived from Fontworks’ Klee One. LXGW is an abbreviation for Chinese word Pinyin “Luo Xia Gu Wu”.
Include the following font files:
- LXGWWenKai-Bold.ttf
- LXGWWenKai-Light.ttf
- LXGWWenKai-Regular.ttf
- LXGWWenKaiMono-Bold.ttf
- LXGWWenKaiMono-Light.ttf
- LXGWWenKaiMono-Regular.ttf
There are three methods to install fonts-lxgw-wenkai on Debian 12. 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-lxgw-wenkai 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-lxgw-wenkai using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-lxgw-wenkai
Install fonts-lxgw-wenkai Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-lxgw-wenkai using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-lxgw-wenkai
Install fonts-lxgw-wenkai 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-lxgw-wenkai using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-lxgw-wenkai
How To Uninstall fonts-lxgw-wenkai on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fonts-lxgw-wenkai package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-lxgw-wenkai
Uninstall fonts-lxgw-wenkai And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-lxgw-wenkai and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-lxgw-wenkai
Remove fonts-lxgw-wenkai Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-lxgw-wenkai configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-lxgw-wenkai
Remove fonts-lxgw-wenkai configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-lxgw-wenkai configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-lxgw-wenkai
Dependencies
fonts-lxgw-wenkai have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-lxgw-wenkai package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
