How To Install fonts-ancient-scripts on Debian 12

Learn how to install fonts-ancient-scripts on Debian 12 with this tutorial. fonts-ancient-scripts is Unicode Fonts for Ancient Scripts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-ancient-scripts on Debian 12.

What is fonts-ancient-scripts

fonts-ancient-scripts is:

These are free unicode fonts for Aegean Scripts, other ancient scripts in the greater Aegean vicinity, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Sumero-Akkadian Cuneiform, and Musical Symbols in the Unicode Standard.

The fonts included are:

  • Abydos
  • Aegean
  • Aegyptus
  • Akkadian
  • Alexander
  • Alfios
  • Anaktoria
  • Analecta
  • Anatolian
  • Aroania
  • Asea
  • Assyrian
  • Atavyros
  • Avdira
  • Cretan
  • Cypro
  • Gardiner
  • Maya
  • Musica
  • Nilus
  • Unidings

There are three methods to install fonts-ancient-scripts on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fonts-ancient-scripts Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-ancient-scripts using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-ancient-scripts

Install fonts-ancient-scripts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-ancient-scripts using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fonts-ancient-scripts

Install fonts-ancient-scripts 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 fonts-ancient-scripts using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-ancient-scripts

How To Uninstall fonts-ancient-scripts on Debian 12

To uninstall only the fonts-ancient-scripts package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-ancient-scripts

Uninstall fonts-ancient-scripts And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-ancient-scripts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-ancient-scripts

Remove fonts-ancient-scripts Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-ancient-scripts configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-ancient-scripts

Remove fonts-ancient-scripts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fonts-ancient-scripts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-ancient-scripts

Dependencies

fonts-ancient-scripts have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-ancient-scripts package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.