How To Install xfonts-kappa20 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-kappa20 on Debian 12.
What is xfonts-kappa20
xfonts-kappa20 is:
This package contains X11 Kappa 20dot Fonts including:
- 10x20 ISO-8859 (-1, -2, -3, -4, -9, -10, -13, -14, -15, -16) Serif/Mincho
- 20x20 Japanese (JIS X 0208:1983, 0208:1990, 0208:1997, 0213:2000) Mincho
- 10x20 Mule IPA All fonts are provided with both medium and bold. Its shape is high quality, high readability, and useful for looking at high-resolution monitor.
There are three methods to install xfonts-kappa20 on Debian 12. 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-kappa20 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-kappa20 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-kappa20
Install xfonts-kappa20 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-kappa20 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfonts-kappa20
Install xfonts-kappa20 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-kappa20 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-kappa20
How To Uninstall xfonts-kappa20 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xfonts-kappa20 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfonts-kappa20
Uninstall xfonts-kappa20 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfonts-kappa20 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-kappa20
Remove xfonts-kappa20 Configurations and Data
To remove xfonts-kappa20 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-kappa20
Remove xfonts-kappa20 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfonts-kappa20 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-kappa20
Dependencies
xfonts-kappa20 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-kappa20 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
