How To Install console-braille on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install console-braille on Debian 9.
What is console-braille
console-braille is:
This package includes
- fonts with various sizes to render braille on the Linux console
- keymaps to type braille as unicode characters on the Linux console.
There are three methods to install console-braille 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 console-braille Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install console-braille using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install console-braille
Install console-braille Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install console-braille using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install console-braille
Install console-braille 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 console-braille using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install console-braille
How To Uninstall console-braille on Debian 9
To uninstall only the console-braille package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove console-braille
Uninstall console-braille And Its Dependencies
To uninstall console-braille and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove console-braille
Remove console-braille Configurations and Data
To remove console-braille configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge console-braille
Remove console-braille configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove console-braille configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge console-braille
Dependencies
console-braille have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install console-braille package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.