How To Install fonts-paktype on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-paktype on Debian 9.
What is fonts-paktype
fonts-paktype is:
These are two free OpenType Urdu fonts (Naqsh and Tehreer), designed and developed by the PakType volunteers.
There are three methods to install fonts-paktype 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-paktype 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-paktype using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-paktype
Install fonts-paktype Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-paktype using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-paktype
Install fonts-paktype 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-paktype using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-paktype
How To Uninstall fonts-paktype on Debian 9
To uninstall only the fonts-paktype package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-paktype
Uninstall fonts-paktype And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-paktype and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-paktype
Remove fonts-paktype Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-paktype configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-paktype
Remove fonts-paktype configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-paktype configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-paktype
Dependencies
fonts-paktype have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-paktype package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.