How To Install libfontforge4 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontforge4 on Debian 12.
What is libfontforge4
libfontforge4 is:
FontForge is a font editor. Use it to create, edit and convert fonts in OpenType, TrueType, UFO, CID-keyed, Multiple Master, and many other formats.
This package contains the runtime library.
There are three methods to install libfontforge4 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 libfontforge4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontforge4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfontforge4
Install libfontforge4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontforge4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfontforge4
Install libfontforge4 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 libfontforge4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfontforge4
How To Uninstall libfontforge4 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libfontforge4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfontforge4
Uninstall libfontforge4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfontforge4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfontforge4
Remove libfontforge4 Configurations and Data
To remove libfontforge4 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfontforge4
Remove libfontforge4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfontforge4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfontforge4
Dependencies
libfontforge4 have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libfreetype6
- libgcc-s1
- libgif7
- libglib2.0-0
- libjpeg62-turbo
- libpng16-16
- libpython3.11
- libreadline8
- libspiro1
- libstdc++6
- libtiff6
- libwoff1
- libxml2
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontforge4 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
