How To Install fonts-farsiweb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-farsiweb on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-farsiweb
fonts-farsiweb is:
The package provides a standard set of Unicode Persian (Farsi) fonts, including Titr, Nazli, Nazli Bold, and Homa.
There are three methods to install fonts-farsiweb 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-farsiweb 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-farsiweb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-farsiweb
Install fonts-farsiweb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-farsiweb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-farsiweb
Install fonts-farsiweb 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-farsiweb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-farsiweb
How To Uninstall fonts-farsiweb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-farsiweb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-farsiweb
Uninstall fonts-farsiweb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-farsiweb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-farsiweb
Remove fonts-farsiweb Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-farsiweb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-farsiweb
Remove fonts-farsiweb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-farsiweb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-farsiweb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-farsiweb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
