How To Install libxfont-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfont-dev on Debian 12.
What is libxfont-dev
libxfont-dev is:
libXfont provides various services for X servers, most notably font selection and rasterisation (through external libraries).
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxfont2. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXfont
There are three methods to install libxfont-dev 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 libxfont-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 libxfont-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxfont-dev
Install libxfont-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxfont-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxfont-dev
Install libxfont-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 libxfont-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxfont-dev
How To Uninstall libxfont-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libxfont-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxfont-dev
Uninstall libxfont-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxfont-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxfont-dev
Remove libxfont-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxfont-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxfont-dev
Remove libxfont-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxfont-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxfont-dev
Dependencies
libxfont-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfont-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
