How To Install bf-utf-source on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bf-utf-source on Debian 9.
What is bf-utf-source
bf-utf-source is:
This package contains fonts needed to build the debian-installer and bterm-unifont packages.
If you aren’t building Debian install images, you probably don’t need this package.
There are three methods to install bf-utf-source 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 bf-utf-source Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bf-utf-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bf-utf-source
Install bf-utf-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bf-utf-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bf-utf-source
Install bf-utf-source 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 bf-utf-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bf-utf-source
How To Uninstall bf-utf-source on Debian 9
To uninstall only the bf-utf-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bf-utf-source
Uninstall bf-utf-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bf-utf-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bf-utf-source
Remove bf-utf-source Configurations and Data
To remove bf-utf-source configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bf-utf-source
Remove bf-utf-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bf-utf-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bf-utf-source
Dependencies
bf-utf-source have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bf-utf-source package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.