How to Install fontforge software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install fontforge software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

fontforge software package provides font editor, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install fontforge 

fontforge is installed in your system.

Make ensure the fontforge package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep fontforge *

You will get with fontforge package name, version, architecture and description in a table

fontforge package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Fonts
Package fontforge
Version 20120731.b-5+b3
Description font editor
Sub Section Fonts


See Also, How to uninstall or remove fontforge software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?