How To Install libfontbox-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontbox-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfontbox-java
libfontbox-java is:
The Apache FontBox library is an open source Java tool to obtain low level information from font files.
This package contains the library itself.
There are three methods to install libfontbox-java on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfontbox-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontbox-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfontbox-java
Install libfontbox-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontbox-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfontbox-java
Install libfontbox-java 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontbox-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfontbox-java
How To Uninstall libfontbox-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfontbox-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfontbox-java
Uninstall libfontbox-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfontbox-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfontbox-java
Remove libfontbox-java Configurations and Data
To remove libfontbox-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfontbox-java
Remove libfontbox-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfontbox-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfontbox-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontbox-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
