How To Install python-fontconfig on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fontconfig on Debian 10.
What is python-fontconfig
python-fontconfig is:
This package contains the extension built for the Python interpreter.
There are three methods to install python-fontconfig 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 python-fontconfig Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fontconfig using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-fontconfig
Install python-fontconfig Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fontconfig using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-fontconfig
Install python-fontconfig 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 python-fontconfig using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-fontconfig
How To Uninstall python-fontconfig on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-fontconfig package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-fontconfig
Uninstall python-fontconfig And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-fontconfig and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fontconfig
Remove python-fontconfig Configurations and Data
To remove python-fontconfig configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-fontconfig
Remove python-fontconfig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-fontconfig configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-fontconfig
Dependencies
python-fontconfig have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fontconfig package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.