How To Install google-droid-serif-fonts on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install google-droid-serif-fonts on Rocky Linux 8.
What is google-droid-serif-fonts
The Droid typeface family was designed in the fall of 2006 by Ascender’s Steve Matteson, as a commission from Google to create a set of system fonts for its Android platform. The goal was to provide optimal quality and comfort on a mobile handset when rendered in application menus, web browsers and for other screen text. The family was later extended in collaboration with other designers such as Pascal Zoghbi of 29ArabicLetters. Droid Serif is a contemporary serif typeface family designed for comfortable reading on screen. Droid Serif is slightly condensed to maximize the amount of text displayed on small screens. Vertical stress and open forms contribute to its readability while its proportion and overall design complement its companion Droid Sans. The Arabic block was designed by Pascal Zoghbi of 29ArabicLetters under the Droid Naskh name.
We can use yum or dnf to install google-droid-serif-fonts on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install google-droid-serif-fonts.
Install google-droid-serif-fonts on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install google-droid-serif-fonts using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install google-droid-serif-fonts
Install google-droid-serif-fonts on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install google-droid-serif-fonts using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install google-droid-serif-fonts
How To Uninstall google-droid-serif-fonts on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the google-droid-serif-fonts package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove google-droid-serif-fonts
google-droid-serif-fonts Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-google-droid-serif.conf
/usr/share/appdata/google-droid-serif.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/doc/google-droid-serif-fonts
/usr/share/doc/google-droid-serif-fonts/NOTICE
/usr/share/doc/google-droid-serif-fonts/README.txt
/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/65-google-droid-serif.conf
/usr/share/fonts/google-droid
/usr/share/fonts/google-droid/DroidNaskh-Bold.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/google-droid/DroidNaskh-Regular.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/google-droid/DroidSerif-Bold.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/google-droid/DroidSerif-BoldItalic.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/google-droid/DroidSerif-Italic.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/google-droid/DroidSerif-Regular.ttf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install google-droid-serif-fonts on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
