How To Install fonts-rit-sundar on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-rit-sundar on Debian 12.
What is fonts-rit-sundar
fonts-rit-sundar is:
A traditional orthography ornamental font for Malayalam script created by Rachana Institute of Typography (RIT)
This font is created, named and released in memory of Sundar (Sundar Ramanatha Iyer; April 23, 1953 – November 12, 2016).
There are three methods to install fonts-rit-sundar 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-rit-sundar 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-rit-sundar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-rit-sundar
Install fonts-rit-sundar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-rit-sundar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-rit-sundar
Install fonts-rit-sundar 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-rit-sundar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-rit-sundar
How To Uninstall fonts-rit-sundar on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fonts-rit-sundar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-rit-sundar
Uninstall fonts-rit-sundar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-rit-sundar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-rit-sundar
Remove fonts-rit-sundar Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-rit-sundar configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-rit-sundar
Remove fonts-rit-sundar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-rit-sundar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-rit-sundar
Dependencies
fonts-rit-sundar have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-rit-sundar package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.