How To Install libhersheyfont-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhersheyfont-dev
on Debian 10.
What is libhersheyfont-dev
libhersheyfont-dev is:
The Hershey fonts are a collection of vector fonts developed circa 1967 by Dr. A. V. Hershey.
This package includes the headers and static library for libhersheyfont, a library of C routines for loading .jhf format Hershey font files.
There are three methods to install libhersheyfont-dev
on Debian 10. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libhersheyfont-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 libhersheyfont-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhersheyfont-dev
Install libhersheyfont-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhersheyfont-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhersheyfont-dev
Install libhersheyfont-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 libhersheyfont-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhersheyfont-dev
How To Uninstall libhersheyfont-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libhersheyfont-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhersheyfont-dev
Uninstall libhersheyfont-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhersheyfont-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhersheyfont-dev
Remove libhersheyfont-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhersheyfont-dev
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhersheyfont-dev
Remove libhersheyfont-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhersheyfont-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhersheyfont-dev
Dependencies
libhersheyfont-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhersheyfont-dev
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.