How To Install bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts on CentOS 8

bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts is Selected CJK bitmap fonts for Anaconda

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts on CentOS 8.

What is bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts

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 or dnf to install bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts.

Install bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts

Install bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts

How To Uninstall bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts

bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts Package Contents on CentOS 8

/etc/fonts/conf.d/66-bitmap-lucida-typewriter.conf
/usr/share/doc/bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts
/usr/share/doc/bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts/LU_LEGALNOTICE
/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/66-bitmap-lucida-typewriter.conf
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutBS08.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutBS10.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutBS12.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutBS14.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutBS18.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutBS19.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutBS24.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutRS08.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutRS10.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutRS12.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutRS14.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutRS18.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutRS19.pcf.gz
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap/lutRS24.pcf.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bitmap-lucida-typewriter-fonts on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.