How To Install fontforge-common on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fontforge-common on Debian 10.
What is fontforge-common
fontforge-common is:
FontForge is a font editor. Use it to create, edit and convert fonts in OpenType, TrueType, UFO, CID-keyed, Multiple Master, and many other formats.
This package contains common arch-independent files.
There are three methods to install fontforge-common on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fontforge-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 fontforge-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fontforge-common
Install fontforge-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fontforge-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fontforge-common
Install fontforge-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 fontforge-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fontforge-common
How To Uninstall fontforge-common on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fontforge-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fontforge-common
Uninstall fontforge-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fontforge-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fontforge-common
Remove fontforge-common Configurations and Data
To remove fontforge-common configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fontforge-common
Remove fontforge-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fontforge-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fontforge-common
Dependencies
fontforge-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fontforge-common package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
