How To Install ttf-liberation on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-liberation on Debian 9. ttf-liberation is transitional dummy package

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.