How To Install libotf-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libotf-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libotf-bin
libotf-bin is:
The libotf library provides the following facilities:
- Read Open Type Layout Tables from OTF file. Currently these tables are supported; head, name, cmap, GDEF, GSUB, and GPOS.
- Convert a Unicode character sequence to a glyph code sequence by using the above tables.
The combination of libotf and the FreeType library (Ver.2) realizes CTL (complex text layout) by OpenType fonts.
This package contains the support utilities of libotf.
There are three methods to install libotf-bin on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libotf-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libotf-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libotf-bin
Install libotf-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libotf-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libotf-bin
Install libotf-bin 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 libotf-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libotf-bin
How To Uninstall libotf-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libotf-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libotf-bin
Uninstall libotf-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libotf-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libotf-bin
Remove libotf-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libotf-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libotf-bin
Remove libotf-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libotf-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libotf-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libotf-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
