How To Install birdfont-common on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install birdfont-common on Ubuntu 22.04. birdfont-common is arch-independent data for birdfont package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install birdfont-common on Ubuntu 22.04.

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 Ubuntu 22.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 22.04

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 Ubuntu 22.04, 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 Ubuntu 22.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install birdfont-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.