How To Install ttf-dejavu-core on Debian 10

Learn how to install ttf-dejavu-core on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ttf-dejavu-core is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-dejavu-core on Debian 10.

What is ttf-dejavu-core

ttf-dejavu-core is:

This package is a dummy transitional package. It can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install ttf-dejavu-core 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 ttf-dejavu-core 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-dejavu-core using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ttf-dejavu-core

Install ttf-dejavu-core Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ttf-dejavu-core using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ttf-dejavu-core

Install ttf-dejavu-core 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-dejavu-core using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ttf-dejavu-core

How To Uninstall ttf-dejavu-core on Debian 10

To uninstall only the ttf-dejavu-core package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ttf-dejavu-core

Uninstall ttf-dejavu-core And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ttf-dejavu-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttf-dejavu-core

Remove ttf-dejavu-core Configurations and Data

To remove ttf-dejavu-core configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ttf-dejavu-core

Remove ttf-dejavu-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ttf-dejavu-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttf-dejavu-core

Dependencies

ttf-dejavu-core have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-dejavu-core package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.