How To Install fonts-monlam on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-monlam on Ubuntu 18.04. fonts-monlam is Monlam font is a popular Tibetan font created by Lobsang Monlam

Introduction

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

What is fonts-monlam

fonts-monlam is:

These are a set of fonts used extensively and created by Monlam IT organisation

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-monlam

Install fonts-monlam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-monlam

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-monlam

How To Uninstall fonts-monlam on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-monlam

Uninstall fonts-monlam And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-monlam

Remove fonts-monlam Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-monlam

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

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

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

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Summary

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