How To Install python3-freetype on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-freetype on Debian 12.
What is python3-freetype
python3-freetype is:
Freetype Python provides bindings for the FreeType library. Only the high-level API is bound.
All the font access is done through the FreeType2 library, which supports many formats. It can render images of characters with high-quality hinting and antialiasing, extract metrics information, and extract the outlines of characters in scalable formats like TrueType.
This is the Python 3 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-freetype 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 python3-freetype 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-freetype using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-freetype
Install python3-freetype Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-freetype using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-freetype
Install python3-freetype 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-freetype using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-freetype
How To Uninstall python3-freetype on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-freetype package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-freetype
Uninstall python3-freetype And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-freetype and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-freetype
Remove python3-freetype Configurations and Data
To remove python3-freetype configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-freetype
Remove python3-freetype configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-freetype configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-freetype
Dependencies
python3-freetype have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-freetype package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
