How To Install fontforge on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fontforge on Debian 10.
What is fontforge
fontforge is:
FontForge is a font editor. Use it to create, edit and convert fonts in OpenType, TrueType, UFO, CID-keyed, Multiple Master, and many other formats.
This package also provides these programs and utilities: fontimage - produce a font thumbnail image; fontlint - checks the font for certain common errors; sfddiff - compare two font files.
There are three methods to install fontforge on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fontforge Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fontforge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fontforge
Install fontforge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fontforge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fontforge
Install fontforge 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 fontforge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fontforge
How To Uninstall fontforge on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fontforge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fontforge
Uninstall fontforge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fontforge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fontforge
Remove fontforge Configurations and Data
To remove fontforge configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fontforge
Remove fontforge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fontforge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fontforge
Dependencies
fontforge have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fontforge package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.