How To Install python3-psautohint on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-psautohint on Debian 11. python3-psautohint is Python library for psautohint font hinter from AFDKO

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-psautohint on Debian 11.

What is python3-psautohint

python3-psautohint is:

psautohint is the font autohinter from Adobe Font Development Kit for OpenType (AFDKO).

This package provides the Python 3 library.

There are three methods to install python3-psautohint 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 python3-psautohint 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-psautohint using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-psautohint

Install python3-psautohint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-psautohint

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-psautohint

How To Uninstall python3-psautohint on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-psautohint

Uninstall python3-psautohint And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-psautohint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-psautohint

Remove python3-psautohint Configurations and Data

To remove python3-psautohint configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-psautohint

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-psautohint have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-psautohint package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.