How To Install fonts-smc-gayathri on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-smc-gayathri on Debian 12.
What is fonts-smc-gayathri
fonts-smc-gayathri is:
This package provides Gayathri font for Malayalam script which is primarily used in the state of Kerala. The font is developed by SMC community.
There are three methods to install fonts-smc-gayathri 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-smc-gayathri 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-smc-gayathri using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-smc-gayathri
Install fonts-smc-gayathri Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-smc-gayathri using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-smc-gayathri
Install fonts-smc-gayathri 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-smc-gayathri using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-smc-gayathri
How To Uninstall fonts-smc-gayathri on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fonts-smc-gayathri package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-smc-gayathri
Uninstall fonts-smc-gayathri And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-smc-gayathri and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-smc-gayathri
Remove fonts-smc-gayathri Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-smc-gayathri configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-smc-gayathri
Remove fonts-smc-gayathri configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-smc-gayathri configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-smc-gayathri
Dependencies
fonts-smc-gayathri have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-smc-gayathri package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
