How To Install fonts-sil-akatab on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-sil-akatab on Debian 12.
What is fonts-sil-akatab
fonts-sil-akatab is:
Akatab is a TrueType font for the Tifinagh script with smart font capabilities added using state-of-the-art font technologies. This means that complex typographic issues such as the placement of combining marks or the formation of ligatures are handled by the font, provided you are running an application that provides an adequate level of support for one of these smart font technologies.
Webfont versions and HTML/CSS examples are also available.
The full font sources are publicly available at https://github.com/silnrsi/font-akatab An open workflow is used for building, testing and releasing.
There are three methods to install fonts-sil-akatab 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-sil-akatab 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-sil-akatab using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-sil-akatab
Install fonts-sil-akatab Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-sil-akatab using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-sil-akatab
Install fonts-sil-akatab 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-sil-akatab using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-sil-akatab
How To Uninstall fonts-sil-akatab on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fonts-sil-akatab package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-sil-akatab
Uninstall fonts-sil-akatab And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-sil-akatab and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-sil-akatab
Remove fonts-sil-akatab Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-sil-akatab configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-sil-akatab
Remove fonts-sil-akatab configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-sil-akatab configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-sil-akatab
Dependencies
fonts-sil-akatab have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-sil-akatab package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
