How To Install otf-freefont on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install otf-freefont on Debian 9.

What is otf-freefont

otf-freefont is:

This package is a dummy transitional package. It can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install otf-freefont 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 otf-freefont Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install otf-freefont using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install otf-freefont

Install otf-freefont Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install otf-freefont

Install otf-freefont 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 otf-freefont using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install otf-freefont

How To Uninstall otf-freefont on Debian 9

To uninstall only the otf-freefont package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove otf-freefont

Uninstall otf-freefont And Its Dependencies

To uninstall otf-freefont and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove otf-freefont

Remove otf-freefont Configurations and Data

To remove otf-freefont configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge otf-freefont

Remove otf-freefont configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge otf-freefont

Dependencies

otf-freefont have the following dependencies:

• fonts-freefont-otf

References

• otf-freefont website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install otf-freefont package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.