How To Install fontforge-doc on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fontforge-doc on Debian 11.
What is fontforge-doc
fontforge-doc 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 the documentation for fontforge.
There are three methods to install fontforge-doc 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 fontforge-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fontforge-doc
Install fontforge-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fontforge-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fontforge-doc
Install fontforge-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fontforge-doc
How To Uninstall fontforge-doc on Debian 11
To uninstall only the fontforge-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fontforge-doc
Uninstall fontforge-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fontforge-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fontforge-doc
Remove fontforge-doc Configurations and Data
To remove fontforge-doc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fontforge-doc
Remove fontforge-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fontforge-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fontforge-doc
Dependencies
fontforge-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fontforge-doc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.