How To Install ttf-bitstream-vera on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-bitstream-vera on Debian 9.
What is ttf-bitstream-vera
ttf-bitstream-vera is:
This is a set of high-quality TrueType fonts created by Bitstream, Inc. and released under a DFSG-free license. They are intended to remedy the lack of free high-quality fonts for the free desktop environments.
They fully cover Western European languages (ISO-8859-1, ISO-8859-15) and Turkish (ISO-8859-9). They also include a selection of mathematical and other symbols and some limited support for Eastern European languages (parts of ISO-8859-2). Non-latin scripts are not supported (use ttf-dejavu instead).
There are three methods to install ttf-bitstream-vera on Debian 9. 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-bitstream-vera 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-bitstream-vera using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ttf-bitstream-vera
Install ttf-bitstream-vera Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ttf-bitstream-vera using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ttf-bitstream-vera
Install ttf-bitstream-vera 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-bitstream-vera using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ttf-bitstream-vera
How To Uninstall ttf-bitstream-vera on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ttf-bitstream-vera package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ttf-bitstream-vera
Uninstall ttf-bitstream-vera And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ttf-bitstream-vera and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttf-bitstream-vera
Remove ttf-bitstream-vera Configurations and Data
To remove ttf-bitstream-vera configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ttf-bitstream-vera
Remove ttf-bitstream-vera configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ttf-bitstream-vera configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttf-bitstream-vera
Dependencies
ttf-bitstream-vera have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-bitstream-vera package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.