How To Install fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra on Ubuntu 18.04. fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra is Mondulkiri OpenType font family for Khmer script - additional fonts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra

fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra is:

The Mondulkiri fonts provide Unicode support for the Khmer script. Mondulkiri is the name of a province in north-eastern Cambodia, Busra and Oureang are names of places in that province. Ratanakiri is the name of another province in north-eastern Cambodia.

The following fonts from the Mondulkiri typeface family are included in this release:

 * Khmer Busra Bunong Regular
 * Khmer Busra diagnostic Regular
 * Khmer Busra dict Regular
 * Khmer Busra dot Regular
 * Khmer Busra high Regular
 * Khmer Busra MOE Regular
 * Khmer Busra xspace Regular
 * Khmer Oureang Ultra-expanded UltraBlack - this is an extra bold font
     useful for headings
 * Khmer Ratanakiri Regular - this is a Mool (or Muol or Muul) font which is
     frequently used for headings and signs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra

Install fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra

Install fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra 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-sil-mondulkiri-extra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra

How To Uninstall fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra

Uninstall fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra

Remove fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra

Remove fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-sil-mondulkiri-extra

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Summary

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