How To Install gucharmap on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gucharmap on Debian 9.
What is gucharmap
gucharmap is:
This program allows you to browse through all the available Unicode characters and categories for the installed fonts, and to examine their detailed properties. It is an easy way to find the character you might only know by its Unicode name or code point.
There are three methods to install gucharmap on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gucharmap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gucharmap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gucharmap
Install gucharmap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gucharmap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gucharmap
Install gucharmap 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 gucharmap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gucharmap
How To Uninstall gucharmap on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gucharmap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gucharmap
Uninstall gucharmap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gucharmap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gucharmap
Remove gucharmap Configurations and Data
To remove gucharmap configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gucharmap
Remove gucharmap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gucharmap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gucharmap
Dependencies
gucharmap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gucharmap package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.