How To Install fonts-meera-taml on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-meera-taml on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-meera-taml
fonts-meera-taml is:
This package provides Meera family of free fonts for Tamil script which is used in state of Tamil Nadu in Indian subcontinent and in Sri Lanka.
This font is designed for Wikipedia and Tamil People.
There are three methods to install fonts-meera-taml 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-meera-taml 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-meera-taml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-meera-taml
Install fonts-meera-taml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-meera-taml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-meera-taml
Install fonts-meera-taml 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-meera-taml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-meera-taml
How To Uninstall fonts-meera-taml on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-meera-taml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-meera-taml
Uninstall fonts-meera-taml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-meera-taml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-meera-taml
Remove fonts-meera-taml Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-meera-taml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-meera-taml
Remove fonts-meera-taml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-meera-taml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-meera-taml
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-meera-taml package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
