How To Install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208 is:
IPAfont is Japanese TrueType font set that provided by Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA does NOT mean International Phonetic Alphabet).
It consists of
- IPA Gothic
- IPA P Gothic
- IPA UI Gothic
- IPA Mincho
- IPA P Mincho
It based on JISX0208 specifications. fonts-ipafont package is based on new JISX0214, has different glyphs on some same characters. So this package contains glyphs that have compatibility with old specifications, such as MS Gothic or Mincho fonts or so. That is important thing for business documents.
There are three methods to install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
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-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208 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-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
Install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
Install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208 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-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
How To Uninstall fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
Uninstall fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
Remove fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208 Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
Remove fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.