How To Install fonts-junicode on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-junicode on Debian 9. fonts-junicode is Unicode font for medievalists (Latin, IPA and Runic)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-junicode on Debian 9.

What is fonts-junicode

fonts-junicode is:

This is a TrueType Unicode font targeted at medievalists, but including the full range of characters for languages written in the Latin script, International Phonetic Alphabet, Uralic Phonetic Alphabet and Runic. It has regular, italic, bold and bold-italic fonts.

There are three methods to install fonts-junicode 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 fonts-junicode 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-junicode using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-junicode

Install fonts-junicode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-junicode

Install fonts-junicode 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-junicode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-junicode

How To Uninstall fonts-junicode on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-junicode

Uninstall fonts-junicode And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-junicode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-junicode

Remove fonts-junicode Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-junicode configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-junicode

Remove fonts-junicode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-junicode

Dependencies

fonts-junicode have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-junicode package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.