How To Install mplayer-fonts on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mplayer-fonts on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mplayer-fonts
mplayer-fonts is:
This package contains fonts needed (but not mandatory) by mplayer to display OSD (onscreen display) and subtitles.
There are three methods to install mplayer-fonts 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 mplayer-fonts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mplayer-fonts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mplayer-fonts
Install mplayer-fonts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mplayer-fonts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mplayer-fonts
Install mplayer-fonts 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 mplayer-fonts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mplayer-fonts
How To Uninstall mplayer-fonts on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mplayer-fonts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mplayer-fonts
Uninstall mplayer-fonts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mplayer-fonts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mplayer-fonts
Remove mplayer-fonts Configurations and Data
To remove mplayer-fonts configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mplayer-fonts
Remove mplayer-fonts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mplayer-fonts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mplayer-fonts
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mplayer-fonts package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
