How To Install fonts-sil-ezra on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-sil-ezra on Debian 9.
What is fonts-sil-ezra
fonts-sil-ezra is:
Ezra SIL is the same typeface as SIL Ezra and is fashioned after the square letter forms of the typography of the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS), a beautiful Old Testament volume familiar to biblical Hebrew scholars. The Ezra SIL font is an OpenType ‘smart’ font.
Two fonts from this typeface family are included in this release:
- Ezra SIL version 2.51 (Containing the basic set of Unicode
characters needed for Biblical Hebrew texts following the
typeface and traditions of the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia.)
- Ezra SIL SR version 2.51 (Containing the same set of Unicode
characters as above but with a different style of cantillation.)
See the changelog (FONTLOG) for information on this and previous releases.
There are three methods to install fonts-sil-ezra 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-sil-ezra 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-sil-ezra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-sil-ezra
Install fonts-sil-ezra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-sil-ezra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-sil-ezra
Install fonts-sil-ezra 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-sil-ezra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-sil-ezra
How To Uninstall fonts-sil-ezra on Debian 9
To uninstall only the fonts-sil-ezra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-sil-ezra
Uninstall fonts-sil-ezra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-sil-ezra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-sil-ezra
Remove fonts-sil-ezra Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-sil-ezra configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-sil-ezra
Remove fonts-sil-ezra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-sil-ezra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-sil-ezra
Dependencies
fonts-sil-ezra have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-sil-ezra package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.