How To Install fonts-terminus-otb on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-terminus-otb on Debian 12.
What is fonts-terminus-otb
fonts-terminus-otb is:
These are fixed-width fonts suitable for terminals, editors, etc. If you have to work for extended time in front of monitor (i.e. over eight hours), you may find that using of these fonts reduces your eyes-fatigue.
This package contains normal, bold and oblique fonts in the following sizes: 6x12, 8x14, 8x16, 10x20, 11x22, 12x24, 14x28 and 16x32.
There are three methods to install fonts-terminus-otb 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-terminus-otb 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-terminus-otb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-terminus-otb
Install fonts-terminus-otb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-terminus-otb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-terminus-otb
Install fonts-terminus-otb 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-terminus-otb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-terminus-otb
How To Uninstall fonts-terminus-otb on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fonts-terminus-otb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-terminus-otb
Uninstall fonts-terminus-otb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-terminus-otb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-terminus-otb
Remove fonts-terminus-otb Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-terminus-otb configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-terminus-otb
Remove fonts-terminus-otb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-terminus-otb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-terminus-otb
Dependencies
fonts-terminus-otb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-terminus-otb package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.