How To Install pcf2bdf on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcf2bdf on Debian 11.
What is pcf2bdf
pcf2bdf is:
Pcf2bdf is a font de-compiler. It converts an X11 font from Portable Compiled Format (PCF) to Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF).
FONTBOUNDINGBOX in a BDF file is not used by bdftopcf, so pcf2bdf generates irresponsible values.
There are three methods to install pcf2bdf on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pcf2bdf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pcf2bdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcf2bdf
Install pcf2bdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pcf2bdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcf2bdf
Install pcf2bdf 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 pcf2bdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcf2bdf
How To Uninstall pcf2bdf on Debian 11
To uninstall only the pcf2bdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcf2bdf
Uninstall pcf2bdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcf2bdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcf2bdf
Remove pcf2bdf Configurations and Data
To remove pcf2bdf configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcf2bdf
Remove pcf2bdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcf2bdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcf2bdf
Dependencies
pcf2bdf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcf2bdf package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.