How To Install fonts-mmcedar on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-mmcedar on Ubuntu 18.04. fonts-mmcedar is MMCedar - combined Motoya L Cedar and M+fonts

Introduction

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

What is fonts-mmcedar

fonts-mmcedar is:

MMCedar and MMCedar-P fonts are composed of Motoya L Cedar and M+ fonts.

Motoya L Cedar lacks some characters, so these are covered by M+ fonts. And also line spacing of those fonts was adjusted for programming.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-mmcedar

Install fonts-mmcedar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-mmcedar

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-mmcedar

How To Uninstall fonts-mmcedar on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-mmcedar

Uninstall fonts-mmcedar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-mmcedar

Remove fonts-mmcedar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-mmcedar

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

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

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

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Summary

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