How To Install fonts-nanum-eco on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-nanum-eco on Ubuntu 20.04. fonts-nanum-eco is Nanum Eco Korean font

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-nanum-eco on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is fonts-nanum-eco

fonts-nanum-eco is:

Nanum font families are Korean font families which are intended for use on computer screens. These fonts are good with computer LCD monitors because they have used rich hinting techniques like subpixel rendering.

Nanum Eco font is said to be environmentally friendly because its glyphs have been designed to be printed with less printer ink. The glyphs have many and tiny halls inside their strokes.

There are three methods to install fonts-nanum-eco on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-nanum-eco 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-nanum-eco using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-nanum-eco

Install fonts-nanum-eco Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-nanum-eco

Install fonts-nanum-eco 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-nanum-eco using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-nanum-eco

How To Uninstall fonts-nanum-eco on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the fonts-nanum-eco package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-nanum-eco

Uninstall fonts-nanum-eco And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-nanum-eco and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-nanum-eco

Remove fonts-nanum-eco Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-nanum-eco configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-nanum-eco

Remove fonts-nanum-eco configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-nanum-eco

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-nanum-eco package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.