How To Install fonts-dejima-mincho on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-dejima-mincho on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-dejima-mincho
fonts-dejima-mincho is:
Dejima Mincho is Japanese TrueType Mincho font.
Its Kanji part is based on “Tsukiji 3gou” and Kana is based on “Tsukiji 4gou”, these are known as “Tsukiji-tai” font, in Meiji-era. These old fonts are already under public domain.
There are three methods to install fonts-dejima-mincho 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-dejima-mincho 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-dejima-mincho using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-dejima-mincho
Install fonts-dejima-mincho Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-dejima-mincho using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-dejima-mincho
Install fonts-dejima-mincho 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-dejima-mincho using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-dejima-mincho
How To Uninstall fonts-dejima-mincho on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-dejima-mincho package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-dejima-mincho
Uninstall fonts-dejima-mincho And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-dejima-mincho and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-dejima-mincho
Remove fonts-dejima-mincho Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-dejima-mincho configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-dejima-mincho
Remove fonts-dejima-mincho configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-dejima-mincho configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-dejima-mincho
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-dejima-mincho package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
