How To Install fontmake on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fontmake on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is fontmake
fontmake is:
This library provides a wrapper for several other Python libraries which together compile fonts from various sources (.glyphs, .ufo) into binaries (.otf, .ttf).
This package provides the executable program.
There are three methods to install fontmake on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fontmake Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fontmake using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fontmake
Install fontmake Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fontmake using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fontmake
Install fontmake 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 fontmake using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fontmake
How To Uninstall fontmake on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the fontmake package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fontmake
Uninstall fontmake And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fontmake and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fontmake
Remove fontmake Configurations and Data
To remove fontmake configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fontmake
Remove fontmake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fontmake configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fontmake
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fontmake package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
