How To Install gucharmap on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gucharmap on Debian 11. gucharmap is Unicode character picker and font browser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gucharmap on Debian 11.

What is gucharmap

gucharmap is:

This program allows you to browse through all the available Unicode characters and categories for the installed fonts, and to examine their detailed properties. It is an easy way to find the character you might only know by its Unicode name or code point.

There are three methods to install gucharmap 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 gucharmap Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gucharmap

Install gucharmap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gucharmap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gucharmap

Install gucharmap 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 gucharmap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gucharmap

How To Uninstall gucharmap on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gucharmap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gucharmap

Uninstall gucharmap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gucharmap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gucharmap

Remove gucharmap Configurations and Data

To remove gucharmap configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gucharmap

Remove gucharmap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gucharmap

Dependencies

gucharmap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gucharmap package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.