How To Install ttf-liberation on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-liberation on Debian 9.
What is ttf-liberation
ttf-liberation is:
This package is a dummy transitional package. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install ttf-liberation 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-liberation 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-liberation using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ttf-liberation
Install ttf-liberation Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ttf-liberation using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ttf-liberation
Install ttf-liberation 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-liberation using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ttf-liberation
How To Uninstall ttf-liberation on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ttf-liberation package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ttf-liberation
Uninstall ttf-liberation And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ttf-liberation and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttf-liberation
Remove ttf-liberation Configurations and Data
To remove ttf-liberation configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ttf-liberation
Remove ttf-liberation configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ttf-liberation configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttf-liberation
Dependencies
ttf-liberation have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-liberation package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.