How To Install fonts-hack on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-hack on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-hack
fonts-hack is:
No frills. No gimmicks. Hack is hand groomed and optically balanced to be a workhorse face for code.
It has deep roots in the libre, open source typeface community and expands upon the contributions of the Bitstream Vera & DejaVu projects. The face has been re-designed with a larger glyph set, modifications of the original glyph shapes (including distinct point styles and semi-bold punctuation weight in the regular set to make analphabetic characters less transparent), and meticulous attention to metrics (including numerous spacing adjustments to improve the rhythm of the face and the legibility of code at small text sizes). The large x-height + wide aperture + low contrast design combined with PostScript hinting/hint replacement programs and a TrueType instruction set make it highly legible at commonly used source code text sizes with a sweet spot that runs in the 8px - 12px range on modern desktop and laptop monitors.
This package contains the TrueType fonts and the Webfont (WOFF/WOFF2) versions.
There are three methods to install fonts-hack 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-hack 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-hack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-hack
Install fonts-hack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-hack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-hack
Install fonts-hack 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-hack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-hack
How To Uninstall fonts-hack on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-hack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-hack
Uninstall fonts-hack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-hack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-hack
Remove fonts-hack Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-hack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-hack
Remove fonts-hack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-hack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-hack
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-hack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
