How To Install sil-namdhinggo-fonts on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install sil-namdhinggo-fonts in Fedora 36. sil-namdhinggo-fonts is Namdhinggo SIL, a font family for the Limbu writing system of Nepal

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sil-namdhinggo-fonts on Fedora 36.

What is `sil-namdhinggo-fonts`

Namdhinggo provides glyphs for all Limbu characters and some Latin. The Limbu, or Kirat Sirijonga, script is used by around 400 000 people in Nepal and India. This Unicode-encoded font has been designed to support literacy and materials development in the Limbu language. According to traditional histories the Limbu script was developed by King Sirijonga in the 9th Century. It then fell out of use before being reintroduced in the 18th century by Teongsi Sirijonga (1704-1741) whom many felt to be the reincarnation of the first Sirijonga. The modern Sirijonga was apparently martyred in 1741 for the sake of this script by lamas in Sikkim. The script was named ‘Sirijonga’ in his honor by the Limbu scholar Iman Singh Chemjong.

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

Install sil-namdhinggo-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 sil-namdhinggo-fonts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sil-namdhinggo-fonts

Install sil-namdhinggo-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 sil-namdhinggo-fonts using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sil-namdhinggo-fonts

How To Uninstall sil-namdhinggo-fonts on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove sil-namdhinggo-fonts

sil-namdhinggo-fonts Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/fonts/conf.d/66-sil-namdhinggo-fonts.conf
/usr/share/doc/sil-namdhinggo-fonts
/usr/share/doc/sil-namdhinggo-fonts/FONTLOG.txt
/usr/share/doc/sil-namdhinggo-fonts/OFL-FAQ.txt
/usr/share/doc/sil-namdhinggo-fonts/README.txt
/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/66-sil-namdhinggo-fonts.conf
/usr/share/fonts/sil-namdhinggo-fonts
/usr/share/fonts/sil-namdhinggo-fonts/NamdhinggoSIL-R.ttf
/usr/share/licenses/sil-namdhinggo-fonts
/usr/share/licenses/sil-namdhinggo-fonts/OFL.txt
/usr/share/metainfo/org.fedoraproject.sil-namdhinggo-fonts.metainfo.xml

References

sil-namdhinggo-fonts website

Summary

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