How To Install fonts-arkpandora on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-arkpandora on Ubuntu 18.04. fonts-arkpandora is Replacement fonts for Microsofts Arial, Times, and Verdana fonts

Introduction

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

What is fonts-arkpandora

fonts-arkpandora is:

This package provides fonts which can be used as drop-in replacement for Microsoft shipped fonts Arial, Times New Roman and Verdana.

These fonts are designed for screens and printing. It includes Aerial, Aeirial Mono, Tymes and Veranda.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-arkpandora

Install fonts-arkpandora Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-arkpandora

Install fonts-arkpandora 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-arkpandora using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-arkpandora

How To Uninstall fonts-arkpandora on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-arkpandora

Uninstall fonts-arkpandora And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-arkpandora

Remove fonts-arkpandora Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-arkpandora

Remove fonts-arkpandora configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-arkpandora

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Summary

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