How To Install ttf-dejavu-extra on Debian 10

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

Introduction

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

What is ttf-dejavu-extra

ttf-dejavu-extra is:

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

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

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

Install ttf-dejavu-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ttf-dejavu-extra

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

sudo aptitude -y install ttf-dejavu-extra

How To Uninstall ttf-dejavu-extra on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ttf-dejavu-extra

Uninstall ttf-dejavu-extra And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove ttf-dejavu-extra Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

ttf-dejavu-extra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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