How To Install fonts-croscore on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-croscore on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-croscore
fonts-croscore is:
This package contains a collections of fonts that offers improved on-screen readability characteristics and the pan-European WGL character set and solves the needs of developers looking for width-compatible fonts to address document portability across platforms.
Arimo, Cousine and Tinos were designed by Steve Matteson as innovative and refreshing designs that are metrically compatible with Arial, Courier New and Times New Roman, respectively.
There are three methods to install fonts-croscore 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-croscore 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-croscore using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-croscore
Install fonts-croscore Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-croscore using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-croscore
Install fonts-croscore 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-croscore using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-croscore
How To Uninstall fonts-croscore on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-croscore package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-croscore
Uninstall fonts-croscore And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-croscore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-croscore
Remove fonts-croscore Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-croscore configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-croscore
Remove fonts-croscore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-croscore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-croscore
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-croscore package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
