How To Install fonts-adf-mekanus on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-adf-mekanus on Ubuntu 18.04. fonts-adf-mekanus is Mekanus font of the Arkandis Digital Foundry

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-adf-mekanus on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fonts-adf-mekanus

fonts-adf-mekanus is:

This is the Mekanus font of the Arkandis Digital Foundry, a font family with typewriting and handwriting mixed.

There are three methods to install fonts-adf-mekanus on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fonts-adf-mekanus Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-adf-mekanus using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-adf-mekanus

Install fonts-adf-mekanus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-adf-mekanus using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fonts-adf-mekanus

Install fonts-adf-mekanus Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-adf-mekanus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-adf-mekanus

How To Uninstall fonts-adf-mekanus on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the fonts-adf-mekanus package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-adf-mekanus

Uninstall fonts-adf-mekanus And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-adf-mekanus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-adf-mekanus

Remove fonts-adf-mekanus Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-adf-mekanus configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-adf-mekanus

Remove fonts-adf-mekanus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fonts-adf-mekanus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-adf-mekanus

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-adf-mekanus package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.