How To Install bitmap-fixed-fonts on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bitmap-fixed-fonts on CentOS 7.

What is bitmap-fixed-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-fixed-fonts on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bitmap-fixed-fonts.

Install bitmap-fixed-fonts on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install bitmap-fixed-fonts

Install bitmap-fixed-fonts on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install bitmap-fixed-fonts

How To Uninstall bitmap-fixed-fonts on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove bitmap-fixed-fonts

References

• bitmap-fixed-fonts website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bitmap-fixed-fonts on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.