How To Install libfonts-java on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfonts-java on Debian 9.
What is libfonts-java
libfonts-java is:
LibFonts is a library developed to support advanced layouting and allows to read TrueType-Font files to extract layouting specific informations.
There are three methods to install libfonts-java 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 libfonts-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 libfonts-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfonts-java
Install libfonts-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfonts-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfonts-java
Install libfonts-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfonts-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfonts-java
How To Uninstall libfonts-java on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfonts-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfonts-java
Uninstall libfonts-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfonts-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfonts-java
Remove libfonts-java Configurations and Data
To remove libfonts-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfonts-java
Remove libfonts-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfonts-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfonts-java
Dependencies
libfonts-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfonts-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.