How To Install fonts-smc-meera on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-smc-meera on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-smc-meera
fonts-smc-meera is:
This package provides Meera font for Malayalam script which is primarily used in the state of Kerala. The font is developed by SMC community.
There are three methods to install fonts-smc-meera on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-smc-meera 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-smc-meera using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-smc-meera
Install fonts-smc-meera Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-smc-meera using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-smc-meera
Install fonts-smc-meera 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-smc-meera using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-smc-meera
How To Uninstall fonts-smc-meera on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-smc-meera package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-smc-meera
Uninstall fonts-smc-meera And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-smc-meera and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-smc-meera
Remove fonts-smc-meera Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-smc-meera configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-smc-meera
Remove fonts-smc-meera configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-smc-meera configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-smc-meera
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-smc-meera package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
