How To Install libxfont1-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfont1-dev on Debian 9.
What is libxfont1-dev
libxfont1-dev is:
libXfont provides various services for X servers, most notably font selection and rasterisation (through external libraries).
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxfont1. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXfont
There are three methods to install libxfont1-dev 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 libxfont1-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxfont1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxfont1-dev
Install libxfont1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxfont1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxfont1-dev
Install libxfont1-dev 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 libxfont1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxfont1-dev
How To Uninstall libxfont1-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libxfont1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxfont1-dev
Uninstall libxfont1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxfont1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxfont1-dev
Remove libxfont1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxfont1-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxfont1-dev
Remove libxfont1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxfont1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxfont1-dev
Dependencies
libxfont1-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfont1-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
