How To Install birdfont-common on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install birdfont-common on Debian 12.
What is birdfont-common
birdfont-common is:
Birdfont is a free, open source font editor that lets you create outline vector graphics and export ttf, eot & svg fonts.
This package contains architecture-independent data for birdfont.
There are three methods to install birdfont-common on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install birdfont-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install birdfont-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install birdfont-common
Install birdfont-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install birdfont-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install birdfont-common
Install birdfont-common 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 birdfont-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install birdfont-common
How To Uninstall birdfont-common on Debian 12
To uninstall only the birdfont-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove birdfont-common
Uninstall birdfont-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall birdfont-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove birdfont-common
Remove birdfont-common Configurations and Data
To remove birdfont-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge birdfont-common
Remove birdfont-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove birdfont-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge birdfont-common
Dependencies
birdfont-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install birdfont-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.