How To Install python-fontforge on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fontforge on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-fontforge
python-fontforge 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 provides the Python modules (the libraries fontforge and psMat) to access a FontForge program for font manipulations.
There are three methods to install python-fontforge 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 python-fontforge Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fontforge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-fontforge
Install python-fontforge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fontforge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-fontforge
Install python-fontforge 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 python-fontforge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-fontforge
How To Uninstall python-fontforge on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-fontforge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-fontforge
Uninstall python-fontforge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-fontforge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fontforge
Remove python-fontforge Configurations and Data
To remove python-fontforge configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-fontforge
Remove python-fontforge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-fontforge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-fontforge
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fontforge package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
