How To Install node-webfont on Debian 12

Learn how to install node-webfont on Debian 12 with this tutorial. node-webfont is Generate fonts from SVG icons

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-webfont on Debian 12.

What is node-webfont

node-webfont is:

Webfont converts sets of SVG files into an icon font, in any of the formats: woff2, woff, eot, ttf and svg. These can then be used in a browser. It has both a Node.js interface and a simple command-line interface (webfont).

There are three methods to install node-webfont on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install node-webfont Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-webfont

Install node-webfont Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-webfont

Install node-webfont 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 node-webfont using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-webfont

How To Uninstall node-webfont on Debian 12

To uninstall only the node-webfont package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-webfont

Uninstall node-webfont And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-webfont and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-webfont

Remove node-webfont Configurations and Data

To remove node-webfont configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-webfont

Remove node-webfont configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-webfont

Dependencies

node-webfont have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-webfont package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.