How To Install xfonts-a12k12 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-a12k12 on Debian 9. xfonts-a12k12 is 12-dot Kanji & ASCII fonts for X

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-a12k12 on Debian 9.

What is xfonts-a12k12

xfonts-a12k12 is:

This package provides 12-dot fonts for Japanese (ASCII and Kana/Kanji). It provides:

  • a12: 12-dot ASCII fonts
  • k12: 12-dot Kanji fonts

There are three methods to install xfonts-a12k12 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 xfonts-a12k12 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-a12k12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-a12k12

Install xfonts-a12k12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-a12k12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfonts-a12k12

Install xfonts-a12k12 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 xfonts-a12k12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-a12k12

How To Uninstall xfonts-a12k12 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xfonts-a12k12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfonts-a12k12

Uninstall xfonts-a12k12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfonts-a12k12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-a12k12

Remove xfonts-a12k12 Configurations and Data

To remove xfonts-a12k12 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-a12k12

Remove xfonts-a12k12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfonts-a12k12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-a12k12

Dependencies

xfonts-a12k12 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-a12k12 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.