How To Install ttf-ancient-fonts on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-ancient-fonts on Debian 12.
What is ttf-ancient-fonts
ttf-ancient-fonts is:
This dummy package is provided for a smooth transition from the previous ttf-ancient-fonts package to the fonts-ancient-scripts package.
It may be safely removed after installation.
There are three methods to install ttf-ancient-fonts 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 ttf-ancient-fonts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ttf-ancient-fonts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ttf-ancient-fonts
Install ttf-ancient-fonts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ttf-ancient-fonts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ttf-ancient-fonts
Install ttf-ancient-fonts 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 ttf-ancient-fonts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ttf-ancient-fonts
How To Uninstall ttf-ancient-fonts on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ttf-ancient-fonts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ttf-ancient-fonts
Uninstall ttf-ancient-fonts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ttf-ancient-fonts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttf-ancient-fonts
Remove ttf-ancient-fonts Configurations and Data
To remove ttf-ancient-fonts configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ttf-ancient-fonts
Remove ttf-ancient-fonts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ttf-ancient-fonts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttf-ancient-fonts
Dependencies
ttf-ancient-fonts have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-ancient-fonts package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
