How To Install python3-afdko on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-afdko on Ubuntu.

What is `python3-afdko`

python3-afdko is:

Tools used to make OpenType fonts by adding the OpenType-specific data to a TrueType or Type1 font.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-afdko on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-afdko Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-afdko using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-afdko

Install python3-afdko Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-afdko using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-afdko

Install python3-afdko 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 python3-afdko using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-afdko

How To Uninstall python3-afdko on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the python3-afdko package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-afdko

Uninstall python3-afdko And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-afdko and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-afdko

Remove python3-afdko Configurations and Data

To remove python3-afdko configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-afdko

Remove python3-afdko configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-afdko configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-afdko

Dependencies

python3-afdko have the following dependencies:

References

python3-afdko website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-afdko package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.