How To Install aglfn on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aglfn on Debian 11.
What is aglfn
aglfn is:
AGL (Adobe Glyph List) maps glyph names to Unicode values for the purpose of deriving content. AGLFN (Adobe Glyph List For New Fonts) is a subset of AGL that excludes the glyph names associated with the PUA (Private Use Area), and is meant to specify preferred glyph names for new fonts. Also included is the ITC Zapf Dingbats Glyph List, which is similar to AGL in that it maps glyph names to Unicode values for the purpose of deriving content, but only for the glyphs in the ITC Zapf Dingbats font.
Be sure to visit the AGL Specification and Developer Documentation pages for detailed information about naming glyphs, interpreting glyph names, and developing OpenType fonts.
There are three methods to install aglfn 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 aglfn Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install aglfn using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aglfn
Install aglfn Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install aglfn using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aglfn
Install aglfn 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 aglfn using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aglfn
How To Uninstall aglfn on Debian 11
To uninstall only the aglfn package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove aglfn
Uninstall aglfn And Its Dependencies
To uninstall aglfn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove aglfn
Remove aglfn Configurations and Data
To remove aglfn configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge aglfn
Remove aglfn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove aglfn configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aglfn
Dependencies
aglfn have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aglfn package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.