How To Install fonts-terminus on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-terminus on Debian 12.
What is fonts-terminus
fonts-terminus is:
This is a fixed-width vector font called Terminus. It is suitable for terminals, editors, etc. If you have to work for extended time in front of monitor (i.e. over eight hours), you may find that using this font reduces your eyes-fatigue.
There are three methods to install fonts-terminus 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-terminus 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-terminus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-terminus
Install fonts-terminus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-terminus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-terminus
Install fonts-terminus 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-terminus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-terminus
How To Uninstall fonts-terminus on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fonts-terminus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-terminus
Uninstall fonts-terminus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-terminus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-terminus
Remove fonts-terminus Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-terminus configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-terminus
Remove fonts-terminus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-terminus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-terminus
Dependencies
fonts-terminus have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-terminus package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
