How To Install otf2bdf on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install otf2bdf on Ubuntu 22.04. otf2bdf is generate BDF bitmap fonts from OpenType outline fonts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install otf2bdf on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is otf2bdf

otf2bdf is:

otf2bdf is a command line utility that uses the FreeType 2 font rendering library to generate BDF bitmap fonts from OpenType outline fonts at different sizes and resolutions.

There are three methods to install otf2bdf 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 otf2bdf Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install otf2bdf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install otf2bdf

Install otf2bdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install otf2bdf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install otf2bdf

Install otf2bdf 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 otf2bdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install otf2bdf

How To Uninstall otf2bdf on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the otf2bdf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove otf2bdf

Uninstall otf2bdf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall otf2bdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove otf2bdf

Remove otf2bdf Configurations and Data

To remove otf2bdf configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge otf2bdf

Remove otf2bdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove otf2bdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge otf2bdf

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install otf2bdf package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.