How to Install OTS on Debian Latest

OTS (Open Type Server) is an open source font server created by Adobe. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing OTS on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that:

• You have access to a Debian Latest instance
• You have root access to the instance
• You have a basic understanding of Linux commands

Steps

1. Update your system

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get upgrade
   

2. Install the required packages

   sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake git libfreetype6-dev libfontconfig1-dev
   

3. Clone OTS from the official Github repository

   git clone https://github.com/khaledhosny/ots.git
   

4. Build OTS using CMake

   cd ots
   mkdir build
   cd build
   cmake ..
   make
   

5. Install OTS

   sudo make install
   

6. Verify that OTS is installed correctly

   ots-sanitize
   

7. Configure OTS

   Edit the following configuration file to suit your needs:

   /etc/ots.conf
   

8. Start the OTS service

   sudo systemctl start ots
   

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OTS on your Debian Latest instance. You can now use OTS to serve your custom fonts.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have guided you through the steps needed to install OTS on Debian Latest. We hope that you found this tutorial helpful and that you are now able to use OTS to serve your custom fonts.

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