How To Install libharfbuzz-bin on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libharfbuzz-bin on Debian 9.
What is libharfbuzz-bin
libharfbuzz-bin is:
HarfBuzz is an implementation of the OpenType Layout engine (aka layout engine) and the script-specific logic (aka shaping engine).
This package contains a command line interface for the HarfBuzz library.
There are three methods to install libharfbuzz-bin 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 libharfbuzz-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libharfbuzz-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libharfbuzz-bin
Install libharfbuzz-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libharfbuzz-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libharfbuzz-bin
Install libharfbuzz-bin 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 libharfbuzz-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libharfbuzz-bin
How To Uninstall libharfbuzz-bin on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libharfbuzz-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libharfbuzz-bin
Uninstall libharfbuzz-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libharfbuzz-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libharfbuzz-bin
Remove libharfbuzz-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libharfbuzz-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libharfbuzz-bin
Remove libharfbuzz-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libharfbuzz-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libharfbuzz-bin
Dependencies
libharfbuzz-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libharfbuzz-bin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.