How To Install fonts-taml-tamu on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-taml-tamu on Ubuntu 22.04. fonts-taml-tamu is TAMu family of non Unicode fonts for Tamil script

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-taml-tamu on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is fonts-taml-tamu

fonts-taml-tamu is:

This package provides following TAMu family of non Unicode fonts for Tamil script:

  • TAMu_Kadampari
  • TAMu_Kalyani
  • TAMu_Maduram

Tamil is widely spoken language in the Indian state of TamilNadu and Sri Lanka.

There are three methods to install fonts-taml-tamu 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-taml-tamu 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-taml-tamu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-taml-tamu

Install fonts-taml-tamu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-taml-tamu

Install fonts-taml-tamu 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-taml-tamu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-taml-tamu

How To Uninstall fonts-taml-tamu on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the fonts-taml-tamu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-taml-tamu

Uninstall fonts-taml-tamu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-taml-tamu

Remove fonts-taml-tamu Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-taml-tamu

Remove fonts-taml-tamu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-taml-tamu

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Summary

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