How To Install fonts-sahadeva on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-sahadeva on Debian 9.
What is fonts-sahadeva
fonts-sahadeva is:
This package provides font for Devanagari script which is used for writing Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit languages.
This font is in the Kolkata style, with more angular glyphs and greater contrast between thin and thick strokes.
There are three methods to install fonts-sahadeva 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-sahadeva 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-sahadeva using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-sahadeva
Install fonts-sahadeva Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-sahadeva using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-sahadeva
Install fonts-sahadeva 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-sahadeva using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-sahadeva
How To Uninstall fonts-sahadeva on Debian 9
To uninstall only the fonts-sahadeva package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-sahadeva
Uninstall fonts-sahadeva And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-sahadeva and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-sahadeva
Remove fonts-sahadeva Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-sahadeva configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-sahadeva
Remove fonts-sahadeva configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-sahadeva configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-sahadeva
Dependencies
fonts-sahadeva have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-sahadeva package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.