How to Install and Uninstall fontforge Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "fontforge" package

This tutorial shows how to install fontforge on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fontforge
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fontforge" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall fontforge on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fontforge
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fontforge package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: fontforge
Version: 1:20170731~dfsg-1
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: fontforge-common (= 1:20170731~dfsg-1), libfontforge2 (= 1:20170731~dfsg-1), libgdraw5 (= 1:20170731~dfsg-1), libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libltdl7 (>= 2.4.6), libx11-6
Suggests: autotrace, fontforge-doc, fontforge-extras, potrace, python-fontforge
Conflicts: fontforge-nox
Description: font editor
Description-md5: 4ebffb1f6ab9a1d49bd81ce04ad8a0a7
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://fontforge.github.io/en-US/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program,
scope::application, uitoolkit::xlib, use::editing, works-with::font,
x11::application
Section: fonts
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/fontforge/fontforge_20170731~dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 38120
MD5sum: b93ef88ade30e122912a35eb70673f12
SHA256: 6d4c130a083bd5bc59925f0a423bd50090d6880313964ad67a388a3718d1e495