How To Install libfontforge3 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontforge3 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libfontforge3
libfontforge3 is:
FontForge is a font editor. Use it to create, edit and convert fonts in OpenType, TrueType, UFO, CID-keyed, Multiple Master, and many other formats.
This package contains the runtime library. Task: ubuntustudio-publishing
There are three methods to install libfontforge3 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfontforge3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontforge3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfontforge3
Install libfontforge3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontforge3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfontforge3
Install libfontforge3 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontforge3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfontforge3
How To Uninstall libfontforge3 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libfontforge3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfontforge3
Uninstall libfontforge3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfontforge3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfontforge3
Remove libfontforge3 Configurations and Data
To remove libfontforge3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfontforge3
Remove libfontforge3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfontforge3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfontforge3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontforge3 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.