How To Install fonts-manchufont on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-manchufont on Ubuntu 18.04. fonts-manchufont is Smart OpenType font for Manchu script

Introduction

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

What is fonts-manchufont

fonts-manchufont is:

Manchu Font is a TrueType favored OpenType font for Mac and PC. It contains Manchu characters in Unicode range start from #1800, extend glyphs which are missing from the Unicode standard, ligature features, substitution features and hinting.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-manchufont

Install fonts-manchufont Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-manchufont

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-manchufont

How To Uninstall fonts-manchufont on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-manchufont

Uninstall fonts-manchufont And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-manchufont

Remove fonts-manchufont Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-manchufont

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

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

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

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Summary

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