How To Install libharfbuzz0b on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharfbuzz0b on Debian 9. libharfbuzz0b is OpenType text shaping engine (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharfbuzz0b on Debian 9.

What is libharfbuzz0b

libharfbuzz0b is:

HarfBuzz is an implementation of the OpenType Layout engine (aka layout engine) and the script-specific logic (aka shaping engine).

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libharfbuzz0b 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 libharfbuzz0b Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libharfbuzz0b using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libharfbuzz0b

Install libharfbuzz0b Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libharfbuzz0b using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libharfbuzz0b

Install libharfbuzz0b 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 libharfbuzz0b using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libharfbuzz0b

How To Uninstall libharfbuzz0b on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libharfbuzz0b package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libharfbuzz0b

Uninstall libharfbuzz0b And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libharfbuzz0b and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libharfbuzz0b

Remove libharfbuzz0b Configurations and Data

To remove libharfbuzz0b configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libharfbuzz0b

Remove libharfbuzz0b configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libharfbuzz0b configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libharfbuzz0b

Dependencies

libharfbuzz0b have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharfbuzz0b package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.