How To Install freetype2-doc on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install freetype2-doc on Debian 11. freetype2-doc is FreeType 2 font engine, development documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freetype2-doc on Debian 11.

What is freetype2-doc

freetype2-doc is:

The FreeType project is a team of volunteers who develop free, portable and high-quality software solutions for digital typography. They specifically target embedded systems and focus on providing small, efficient and ubiquitous products.

This package contains the FreeType 2 development documentation.

There are three methods to install freetype2-doc on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install freetype2-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install freetype2-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install freetype2-doc

Install freetype2-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install freetype2-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install freetype2-doc

Install freetype2-doc 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 freetype2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freetype2-doc

How To Uninstall freetype2-doc on Debian 11

To uninstall only the freetype2-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove freetype2-doc

Uninstall freetype2-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall freetype2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freetype2-doc

Remove freetype2-doc Configurations and Data

To remove freetype2-doc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge freetype2-doc

Remove freetype2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove freetype2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freetype2-doc

Dependencies

freetype2-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freetype2-doc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.