How To Install ttf-dejavu-core on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-dejavu-core on Debian 9.
What is ttf-dejavu-core
ttf-dejavu-core is:
This package is a dummy transitional package. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install ttf-dejavu-core 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 ttf-dejavu-core Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ttf-dejavu-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ttf-dejavu-core
Install ttf-dejavu-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ttf-dejavu-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ttf-dejavu-core
Install ttf-dejavu-core 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 ttf-dejavu-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ttf-dejavu-core
How To Uninstall ttf-dejavu-core on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ttf-dejavu-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ttf-dejavu-core
Uninstall ttf-dejavu-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ttf-dejavu-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttf-dejavu-core
Remove ttf-dejavu-core Configurations and Data
To remove ttf-dejavu-core configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ttf-dejavu-core
Remove ttf-dejavu-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ttf-dejavu-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttf-dejavu-core
Dependencies
ttf-dejavu-core have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-dejavu-core package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
