How To Install fonts-hanazono on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-hanazono on Ubuntu 18.04. fonts-hanazono is Japanese TrueType mincho font by KAGE system and FontForge

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-hanazono on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fonts-hanazono

fonts-hanazono is:

This font is Japanese KANJI free font. The KAGE system and FontForge are used for the generation of this font. Collected glyph uses all the data registered in glyphwiki.

There are three methods to install fonts-hanazono 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-hanazono 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-hanazono using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-hanazono

Install fonts-hanazono Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-hanazono using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fonts-hanazono

Install fonts-hanazono 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-hanazono using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-hanazono

How To Uninstall fonts-hanazono on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the fonts-hanazono package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-hanazono

Uninstall fonts-hanazono And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-hanazono and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-hanazono

Remove fonts-hanazono Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-hanazono configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-hanazono

Remove fonts-hanazono configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fonts-hanazono configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-hanazono

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-hanazono package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.