How To Install fonts-freefont-ttf on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-freefont-ttf
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is fonts-freefont-ttf
fonts-freefont-ttf is:
Freefont is a set of free high-quality TrueType fonts covering the UCS character set. These fonts are similar to the widely known Helvetica, Times and Courier fonts. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install fonts-freefont-ttf
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-freefont-ttf 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-freefont-ttf
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-freefont-ttf
Install fonts-freefont-ttf Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-freefont-ttf
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-freefont-ttf
Install fonts-freefont-ttf 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-freefont-ttf
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-freefont-ttf
How To Uninstall fonts-freefont-ttf on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the fonts-freefont-ttf
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-freefont-ttf
Uninstall fonts-freefont-ttf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-freefont-ttf
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-freefont-ttf
Remove fonts-freefont-ttf Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-freefont-ttf
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-freefont-ttf
Remove fonts-freefont-ttf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-freefont-ttf
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-freefont-ttf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-freefont-ttf
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.