How To Install braillefont on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install braillefont on Debian 11.
What is braillefont
braillefont is:
braillefont runs interactively on the console - one can enter a (short) text, that will be converted into a bitmapped version and printed using the Braille range of Unicode.
There are three methods to install braillefont on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install braillefont Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install braillefont using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install braillefont
Install braillefont Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install braillefont using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install braillefont
Install braillefont 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 braillefont using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install braillefont
How To Uninstall braillefont on Debian 11
To uninstall only the braillefont package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove braillefont
Uninstall braillefont And Its Dependencies
To uninstall braillefont and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove braillefont
Remove braillefont Configurations and Data
To remove braillefont configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge braillefont
Remove braillefont configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove braillefont configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge braillefont
Dependencies
braillefont have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install braillefont package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
