How To Install cm-super-x11 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cm-super-x11 on Debian 11.
What is cm-super-x11
cm-super-x11 is:
This package makes the cm-super fonts available to X11. This package does not contain any fonts itself but allows one to reuse the cm-super fonts as X11 screen fonts.
There are three methods to install cm-super-x11 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 cm-super-x11 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cm-super-x11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cm-super-x11
Install cm-super-x11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cm-super-x11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cm-super-x11
Install cm-super-x11 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 cm-super-x11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cm-super-x11
How To Uninstall cm-super-x11 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the cm-super-x11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cm-super-x11
Uninstall cm-super-x11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cm-super-x11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cm-super-x11
Remove cm-super-x11 Configurations and Data
To remove cm-super-x11 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cm-super-x11
Remove cm-super-x11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cm-super-x11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cm-super-x11
Dependencies
cm-super-x11 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cm-super-x11 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.