How To Install fonts-gubbi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-gubbi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-gubbi
fonts-gubbi is:
This package provides a font for Kannada script (kn) which is primarily used in the Indian state of Karnataka.
This language is fork of old Kedage font with lots of improvements and is now actively maintained by the upstream.
There are three methods to install fonts-gubbi 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-gubbi 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-gubbi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-gubbi
Install fonts-gubbi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-gubbi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-gubbi
Install fonts-gubbi 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-gubbi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-gubbi
How To Uninstall fonts-gubbi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-gubbi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-gubbi
Uninstall fonts-gubbi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-gubbi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-gubbi
Remove fonts-gubbi Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-gubbi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-gubbi
Remove fonts-gubbi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-gubbi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-gubbi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-gubbi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
