How To Install fonts-dejavu-extra on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-dejavu-extra on Debian 11.
What is fonts-dejavu-extra
fonts-dejavu-extra is:
DejaVu provides an expanded version of the Vera font family aiming for quality and broader Unicode coverage while retaining the original Vera style. DejaVu currently works towards conformance with the Multilingual European Standards (MES-1 and MES-2) for Unicode coverage. The DejaVu fonts provide serif, sans and monospaced variants.
This package includes additional variants, such as oblique, italic, bold-oblique, bold-italic and the condensed forms.
DejaVu fonts are intended for use on low-resolution devices (mainly computer screens) but can be used in printing as well.
There are three methods to install fonts-dejavu-extra 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 fonts-dejavu-extra 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-dejavu-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-dejavu-extra
Install fonts-dejavu-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-dejavu-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-dejavu-extra
Install fonts-dejavu-extra 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-dejavu-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-dejavu-extra
How To Uninstall fonts-dejavu-extra on Debian 11
To uninstall only the fonts-dejavu-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-dejavu-extra
Uninstall fonts-dejavu-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-dejavu-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-dejavu-extra
Remove fonts-dejavu-extra Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-dejavu-extra configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-dejavu-extra
Remove fonts-dejavu-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-dejavu-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-dejavu-extra
Dependencies
fonts-dejavu-extra have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-dejavu-extra package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
