How To Install gfs-pyrsos-fonts on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfs-pyrsos-fonts in Fedora 36. gfs-pyrsos-fonts is GFS Pyrsos, a 19th century italic Greek font family

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfs-pyrsos-fonts on Fedora 36.

What is gfs-pyrsos-fonts

This typeface first appeared in the late 20s and was used as an alternative italic type to the most commonly used Greek italics at the time, coming from Germany (Leipsig). The name commemorates the edition of the Greek encyclopedia Pyrsos (1927-1933), from which the types were taken. The font was digitally designed by George D. Matthiopoulos and is freely available by GFS.

We can use yum or dnf to install gfs-pyrsos-fonts on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gfs-pyrsos-fonts.

Install gfs-pyrsos-fonts on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gfs-pyrsos-fonts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gfs-pyrsos-fonts

Install gfs-pyrsos-fonts on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gfs-pyrsos-fonts using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gfs-pyrsos-fonts

How To Uninstall gfs-pyrsos-fonts on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove gfs-pyrsos-fonts

gfs-pyrsos-fonts Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/fonts/conf.d/61-gfs-pyrsos-fonts.conf
/usr/share/doc/gfs-pyrsos-fonts
/usr/share/doc/gfs-pyrsos-fonts/OFL-FAQ.txt
/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/61-gfs-pyrsos-fonts.conf
/usr/share/fonts/gfs-pyrsos-fonts
/usr/share/fonts/gfs-pyrsos-fonts/GFSPyrsos.otf
/usr/share/licenses/gfs-pyrsos-fonts
/usr/share/licenses/gfs-pyrsos-fonts/OFL.txt
/usr/share/metainfo/org.fedoraproject.gfs-pyrsos-fonts.metainfo.xml

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfs-pyrsos-fonts on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).