How To Install ttf-tiresias on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-tiresias on Debian 9. ttf-tiresias is transitional dummy package

Introduction

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

What is ttf-tiresias

ttf-tiresias is:

This package is a dummy transitional package. It can be safely removed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ttf-tiresias

Install ttf-tiresias Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ttf-tiresias

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

sudo aptitude -y install ttf-tiresias

How To Uninstall ttf-tiresias on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ttf-tiresias

Uninstall ttf-tiresias And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttf-tiresias

Remove ttf-tiresias Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ttf-tiresias

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

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

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

Dependencies

ttf-tiresias have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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