How To Install xfonts-intl-chinese on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-intl-chinese on Debian 9.
What is xfonts-intl-chinese
xfonts-intl-chinese is:
This package includes some GB2312, GB8565-88, Big5 (ETen), and SiSheng Chinese fonts. You will need these fonts if you plan to view, print, or author documents written in Chinese using the above encodings.
The fonts are for use with the X Window System.
There are three methods to install xfonts-intl-chinese 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 xfonts-intl-chinese Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-intl-chinese using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-intl-chinese
Install xfonts-intl-chinese Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-intl-chinese using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfonts-intl-chinese
Install xfonts-intl-chinese 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 xfonts-intl-chinese using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-intl-chinese
How To Uninstall xfonts-intl-chinese on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xfonts-intl-chinese package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfonts-intl-chinese
Uninstall xfonts-intl-chinese And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfonts-intl-chinese and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-intl-chinese
Remove xfonts-intl-chinese Configurations and Data
To remove xfonts-intl-chinese configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-intl-chinese
Remove xfonts-intl-chinese configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfonts-intl-chinese configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-intl-chinese
Dependencies
xfonts-intl-chinese have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-intl-chinese package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.