How To Install ufo2otf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ufo2otf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ufo2otf
ufo2otf is:
Ufo2otf is a command line utility that takes UFO font sources and generates OTF’s and webfonts.
There are three methods to install ufo2otf on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ufo2otf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ufo2otf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ufo2otf
Install ufo2otf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ufo2otf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ufo2otf
Install ufo2otf 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ufo2otf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ufo2otf
How To Uninstall ufo2otf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ufo2otf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ufo2otf
Uninstall ufo2otf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ufo2otf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ufo2otf
Remove ufo2otf Configurations and Data
To remove ufo2otf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ufo2otf
Remove ufo2otf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ufo2otf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ufo2otf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ufo2otf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.