How To Install sfnt2woff-zopfli on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sfnt2woff-zopfli on Debian 10.
What is sfnt2woff-zopfli
sfnt2woff-zopfli is:
This is a modified version of the sfnt2woff utility that uses Zopfli as a compression algorithm instead of zlib. This results in compression gains of, on average, 5-8% compared to regular WOFF files. Zopfli generates compressed output that is compatible with regular zlib compression so the resulting WOFF files can be used everywhere.
This package provides two tools:
- sfnt2woff-zopfli: convert OpenType fonts to WOFF
- woff2sfnt-zopfli: convert WOFF fonts to OpenType
There are three methods to install sfnt2woff-zopfli 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 sfnt2woff-zopfli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sfnt2woff-zopfli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sfnt2woff-zopfli
Install sfnt2woff-zopfli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sfnt2woff-zopfli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sfnt2woff-zopfli
Install sfnt2woff-zopfli 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 sfnt2woff-zopfli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sfnt2woff-zopfli
How To Uninstall sfnt2woff-zopfli on Debian 10
To uninstall only the sfnt2woff-zopfli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sfnt2woff-zopfli
Uninstall sfnt2woff-zopfli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sfnt2woff-zopfli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sfnt2woff-zopfli
Remove sfnt2woff-zopfli Configurations and Data
To remove sfnt2woff-zopfli configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sfnt2woff-zopfli
Remove sfnt2woff-zopfli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sfnt2woff-zopfli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sfnt2woff-zopfli
Dependencies
sfnt2woff-zopfli have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sfnt2woff-zopfli package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.