How To Install python3-fontmake on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-fontmake on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-fontmake is Python library for compiling fonts from UFO or Glyphs to OTF/TTF

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fontmake on Debian 10.

What is python3-fontmake

python3-fontmake is:

This library provides a wrapper for several other Python libraries which together compile fonts from various sources (.glyphs, .ufo) into binaries (.otf, .ttf).

There are three methods to install python3-fontmake 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 python3-fontmake Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-fontmake using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-fontmake

Install python3-fontmake Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-fontmake using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-fontmake

Install python3-fontmake 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 python3-fontmake using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-fontmake

How To Uninstall python3-fontmake on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python3-fontmake package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-fontmake

Uninstall python3-fontmake And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-fontmake and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fontmake

Remove python3-fontmake Configurations and Data

To remove python3-fontmake configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fontmake

Remove python3-fontmake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-fontmake configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-fontmake

Dependencies

python3-fontmake have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fontmake package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.