How To Install fonts-adf-switzera on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is fonts-adf-switzera

fonts-adf-switzera is:

This is the Switzera font of the Arkandis Digital Foundry, an alternative to Vera typeface from BT.

There are three methods to install fonts-adf-switzera 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-switzera 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-switzera using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install fonts-adf-switzera Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-adf-switzera

Install fonts-adf-switzera 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-switzera using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-adf-switzera

How To Uninstall fonts-adf-switzera on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-adf-switzera

Uninstall fonts-adf-switzera And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-adf-switzera 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-switzera

Remove fonts-adf-switzera Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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