How To Install fonts-freefarsi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-freefarsi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-freefarsi
fonts-freefarsi is:
FPF project aims to provide a free TrueType Persian font covering its part of ISO 10464/Unicode UCS (Universal Characters Set).
There are three methods to install fonts-freefarsi 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-freefarsi 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-freefarsi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-freefarsi
Install fonts-freefarsi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-freefarsi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-freefarsi
Install fonts-freefarsi 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-freefarsi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-freefarsi
How To Uninstall fonts-freefarsi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-freefarsi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-freefarsi
Uninstall fonts-freefarsi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-freefarsi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-freefarsi
Remove fonts-freefarsi Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-freefarsi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-freefarsi
Remove fonts-freefarsi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-freefarsi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-freefarsi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-freefarsi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
