How To Install ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola on Debian 12.
What is ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola
ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola is:
This dummy package is provided for a smooth transition from the previous ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola package to the fonts-symbola package.
It may be safely removed after installation.
There are three methods to install ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola 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-symbola 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-symbola using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola
Install ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola
Install ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola 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-symbola using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola
How To Uninstall ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola
Uninstall ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola 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-symbola
Remove ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola Configurations and Data
To remove ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola
Remove ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola
Dependencies
ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
