How To Install bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch in Amazon Linux 2. bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch is Selected set of bitmap fonts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch on Amazon Linux 2.

What is bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch

The bitmap-fonts package provides a number of bitmap fonts selected from the xorg package designed for use locations such as terminals.

We can use yum to install bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch.

Install bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch

How To Uninstall bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch

bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/etc/fonts/conf.d/66-bitmap-fixed.conf
/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/66-bitmap-fixed.conf
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/console9x15.pcf.gz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bitmap-fixed-fonts.noarch on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.