How To Install libfontembed-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontembed-dev on Debian 9.
What is libfontembed-dev
libfontembed-dev is:
This library contains functions for font embedding in PDF files, commonly used by CUPS filters.
This package contains the header files to develop applications using libfontembed.
There are three methods to install libfontembed-dev 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 libfontembed-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontembed-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfontembed-dev
Install libfontembed-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontembed-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfontembed-dev
Install libfontembed-dev 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 libfontembed-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfontembed-dev
How To Uninstall libfontembed-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfontembed-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfontembed-dev
Uninstall libfontembed-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfontembed-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfontembed-dev
Remove libfontembed-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfontembed-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfontembed-dev
Remove libfontembed-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfontembed-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfontembed-dev
Dependencies
libfontembed-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontembed-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.