How To Install fonts-play on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-play on Debian 12.
What is fonts-play
fonts-play is:
Play is a minimalistic sans serif typeface designed by Jonas Hecksher, Type Director of Playtype?? Type Foundry. All letters in Play derive from the ‘O’ ?? square and circular at the same time. Play is designed with large, open counters, ample lowercase x-heights and a corporate, yet friendly appearance. The combination of these qualities give Play both a high legibility and readability.
There are three methods to install fonts-play 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-play 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-play using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-play
Install fonts-play Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-play using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-play
Install fonts-play 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-play using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-play
How To Uninstall fonts-play on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fonts-play package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-play
Uninstall fonts-play And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-play and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-play
Remove fonts-play Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-play configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-play
Remove fonts-play configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-play configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-play
Dependencies
fonts-play have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-play package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
