How To Install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic
fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic is:
IPAfont is Japanese TrueType font set that provided by Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA does NOT mean International Phonetic Alphabet).
This package contain UI Gothic, suitable for display GUI menu.
There are three methods to install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic 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-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic 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-uigothic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic
Install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic
Install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic 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-uigothic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic
How To Uninstall fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic
Uninstall fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic
Remove fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic
Remove fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-ipafont-nonfree-uigothic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
