How To Install r-cran-systemfonts on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-systemfonts on Debian 12.
What is r-cran-systemfonts
r-cran-systemfonts is:
Provides system native access to the font catalogue. As font handling varies between systems it is difficult to correctly locate installed fonts across different operating systems. The ‘systemfonts’ package provides bindings to the native libraries on Windows, macOS and Linux for finding font files that can then be used further by e.g. graphic devices. The main use is intended to be from compiled code but ‘systemfonts’ also provides access from R.
There are three methods to install r-cran-systemfonts 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 r-cran-systemfonts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-systemfonts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-systemfonts
Install r-cran-systemfonts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-systemfonts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-systemfonts
Install r-cran-systemfonts 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 r-cran-systemfonts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-systemfonts
How To Uninstall r-cran-systemfonts on Debian 12
To uninstall only the r-cran-systemfonts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-systemfonts
Uninstall r-cran-systemfonts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-systemfonts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-systemfonts
Remove r-cran-systemfonts Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-systemfonts configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-systemfonts
Remove r-cran-systemfonts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-systemfonts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-systemfonts
Dependencies
r-cran-systemfonts have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-systemfonts package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
