How To Install fonts-samyak on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-samyak on Debian 12.
What is fonts-samyak
fonts-samyak is:
This package provides all Samyak TrueType fonts for following Indian languages:
- Devanagari
- Gujarati
- Malayalam
- Oriya
- Tamil
There are three methods to install fonts-samyak 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-samyak 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-samyak using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-samyak
Install fonts-samyak Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-samyak using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-samyak
Install fonts-samyak 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-samyak using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-samyak
How To Uninstall fonts-samyak on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fonts-samyak package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-samyak
Uninstall fonts-samyak And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-samyak and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-samyak
Remove fonts-samyak Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-samyak configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-samyak
Remove fonts-samyak configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-samyak configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-samyak
Dependencies
fonts-samyak have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-samyak package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.