How To Install fonts-thai-tlwg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-thai-tlwg on Debian 9. fonts-thai-tlwg is Thai fonts maintained by TLWG (metapackage)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-thai-tlwg on Debian 9.

What is fonts-thai-tlwg

fonts-thai-tlwg is:

Shortcut for installing all Thai fonts that are collected, enhanced and maintained by Thai Linux Working Group (TLWG).

Most modern desktop users who want to use Thai language should install this package.

There are three methods to install fonts-thai-tlwg on Debian 9. 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-thai-tlwg 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-thai-tlwg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-thai-tlwg

Install fonts-thai-tlwg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-thai-tlwg

Install fonts-thai-tlwg 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-thai-tlwg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-thai-tlwg

How To Uninstall fonts-thai-tlwg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the fonts-thai-tlwg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-thai-tlwg

Uninstall fonts-thai-tlwg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-thai-tlwg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-thai-tlwg

Remove fonts-thai-tlwg Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-thai-tlwg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-thai-tlwg

Remove fonts-thai-tlwg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-thai-tlwg

Dependencies

fonts-thai-tlwg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-thai-tlwg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.