How To Install cros-host-fonts on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cros-host-fonts in AlmaLinux 8. cros-host-fonts is Chromium OS Host Fonts Configuration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cros-host-fonts on AlmaLinux 8.

What is cros-host-fonts

Share fonts from Chromium OS. This package provides a config file to search for the shared Chromium OS font directory.

We can use yum or dnf to install cros-host-fonts on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cros-host-fonts.

Install cros-host-fonts on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install cros-host-fonts

Install cros-host-fonts on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install cros-host-fonts

How To Uninstall cros-host-fonts on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the cros-host-fonts package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cros-host-fonts

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cros-host-fonts on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.