How To Install freetype2-demos on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freetype2-demos on Debian 9.
What is freetype2-demos
freetype2-demos is:
This package contains some demonstration programs and utilities which showcase the features of the FreeType 2 font engine.
There are three methods to install freetype2-demos 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 freetype2-demos Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freetype2-demos using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freetype2-demos
Install freetype2-demos Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freetype2-demos using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freetype2-demos
Install freetype2-demos 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 freetype2-demos using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freetype2-demos
How To Uninstall freetype2-demos on Debian 9
To uninstall only the freetype2-demos package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freetype2-demos
Uninstall freetype2-demos And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freetype2-demos and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freetype2-demos
Remove freetype2-demos Configurations and Data
To remove freetype2-demos configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freetype2-demos
Remove freetype2-demos configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freetype2-demos configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freetype2-demos
Dependencies
freetype2-demos have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freetype2-demos package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
