How To Install overpass-fonts on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install overpass-fonts on Rocky Linux 8. overpass-fonts is Typeface based on the U.S. interstate highway road signage type system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install overpass-fonts on Rocky Linux 8.

What is overpass-fonts

Free and open source typeface based on the U.S. interstate highway road signage type system; it is sans-serif and suitable for both body and titling text.

We can use yum or dnf to install overpass-fonts on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install overpass-fonts.

Install overpass-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 overpass-fonts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install overpass-fonts

Install overpass-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 overpass-fonts using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install overpass-fonts

How To Uninstall overpass-fonts on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove overpass-fonts

overpass-fonts Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/fonts/conf.d/60-overpass.conf
/usr/share/appdata/overpass.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/doc/overpass-fonts
/usr/share/doc/overpass-fonts/README.md
/usr/share/doc/overpass-fonts/overpass-specimen.pdf
/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/60-overpass.conf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-bold-italic.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-bold.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-extrabold-italic.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-extrabold.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-extralight-italic.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-extralight.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-heavy-italic.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-heavy.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-italic.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-light-italic.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-light.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-regular.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-semibold-italic.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-semibold.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-thin-italic.otf
/usr/share/fonts/overpass/overpass-thin.otf
/usr/share/licenses/overpass-fonts
/usr/share/licenses/overpass-fonts/LICENSE.md

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install overpass-fonts on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.