How To Install xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 on CentOS 8

xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 is Type1 fonts provided by the X Window System

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 on CentOS 8.

What is `xorg-x11-fonts-Type1`

A collection of Type1 fonts which are part of the core X Window System distribution.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-fonts-Type1.

Install xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-fonts-Type1

Install xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-fonts-Type1

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-fonts-Type1

xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 Package Contents on CentOS 8

/etc/X11/fontpath.d/xorg-x11-fonts-Type1
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/UTBI____.afm
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/UTBI____.pfa
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/UTB_____.afm
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/UTB_____.pfa
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/UTI_____.afm
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/UTI_____.pfa
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/UTRG____.afm
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/UTRG____.pfa
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0419bt_.afm
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0419bt_.pfb
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0582bt_.afm
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0582bt_.pfb
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0583bt_.afm
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0583bt_.pfb
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0611bt_.afm
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0611bt_.pfb
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0632bt_.afm
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0632bt_.pfb
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0633bt_.afm
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0633bt_.pfb
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0648bt_.afm
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0648bt_.pfb
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0649bt_.afm
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/c0649bt_.pfb
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/cursor.pfa
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/encodings.dir
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/fonts.cache-1
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/fonts.cache-2
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/fonts.cache-3
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/fonts.cache-4
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/fonts.cache-5
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/fonts.cache-6
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/fonts.cache-7
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/fonts.cache-8
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/fonts.cache-9
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/fonts.dir
/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/fonts.scale

References

xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.