How To Install libharfbuzz-subset0 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libharfbuzz-subset0 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libharfbuzz-subset0 is OpenType text shaping engine (subset library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharfbuzz-subset0 on Debian 12.

What is libharfbuzz-subset0

libharfbuzz-subset0 is:

HarfBuzz is an implementation of the OpenType Layout engine (aka layout engine) and the script-specific logic (aka shaping engine).

This package contains the library for subsetting fonts. Subsetting reduces codepoint coverage of font files and removes unnecessary data.

There are three methods to install libharfbuzz-subset0 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 libharfbuzz-subset0 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-subset0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libharfbuzz-subset0

Install libharfbuzz-subset0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libharfbuzz-subset0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libharfbuzz-subset0

Install libharfbuzz-subset0 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-subset0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libharfbuzz-subset0

How To Uninstall libharfbuzz-subset0 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libharfbuzz-subset0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libharfbuzz-subset0

Uninstall libharfbuzz-subset0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libharfbuzz-subset0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libharfbuzz-subset0

Remove libharfbuzz-subset0 Configurations and Data

To remove libharfbuzz-subset0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libharfbuzz-subset0

Remove libharfbuzz-subset0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libharfbuzz-subset0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libharfbuzz-subset0

Dependencies

libharfbuzz-subset0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharfbuzz-subset0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.