How To Install fonts-meera-inimai on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-meera-inimai on Ubuntu 22.04. fonts-meera-inimai is free font for Tamil script

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-meera-inimai on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is fonts-meera-inimai

fonts-meera-inimai is:

This package provides Meera family of free fonts for Tamil script which is used in state of Tamil Nadu in Indian subcontinent and in Sri Lanka.

There are three methods to install fonts-meera-inimai on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fonts-meera-inimai Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-meera-inimai using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-meera-inimai

Install fonts-meera-inimai Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-meera-inimai using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fonts-meera-inimai

Install fonts-meera-inimai 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 fonts-meera-inimai using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-meera-inimai

How To Uninstall fonts-meera-inimai on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the fonts-meera-inimai package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-meera-inimai

Uninstall fonts-meera-inimai And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-meera-inimai and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-meera-inimai

Remove fonts-meera-inimai Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-meera-inimai configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-meera-inimai

Remove fonts-meera-inimai configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fonts-meera-inimai configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-meera-inimai

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-meera-inimai package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.