How To Install ttf-marvosym on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-marvosym on Debian 9. ttf-marvosym is Symbol font for school and office

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-marvosym on Debian 9.

What is ttf-marvosym

ttf-marvosym is:

This is a font with symbols useful for school and office.

There are three methods to install ttf-marvosym 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-marvosym 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-marvosym using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ttf-marvosym

Install ttf-marvosym Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ttf-marvosym

Install ttf-marvosym 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-marvosym using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ttf-marvosym

How To Uninstall ttf-marvosym on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ttf-marvosym package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ttf-marvosym

Uninstall ttf-marvosym And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ttf-marvosym and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttf-marvosym

Remove ttf-marvosym Configurations and Data

To remove ttf-marvosym configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ttf-marvosym

Remove ttf-marvosym configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttf-marvosym

Dependencies

ttf-marvosym have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-marvosym package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.