How To Install xfonts-kaname on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-kaname on Debian 9. xfonts-kaname is Kaname Cho 12 dot Japanese Kanji, Latin 1 fonts for X11

Introduction

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

What is xfonts-kaname

xfonts-kaname is:

This package includes Kaname Cho 12dot Japanese Kanji, ISO-8859-1 fonts for the X Window System. Its face has characteristic, and it is similar to Gothic. It provides 4 weigh: Medium, Bold, Italic and Bold-Italic. It also provides 2 spc: -p- and -c- for Japanese fonts.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-kaname

Install xfonts-kaname Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xfonts-kaname

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

sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-kaname

How To Uninstall xfonts-kaname on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove xfonts-kaname

Uninstall xfonts-kaname And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-kaname

Remove xfonts-kaname Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-kaname

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

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

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

Dependencies

xfonts-kaname have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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