How To Install fonts-smc-rachana on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-smc-rachana on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-smc-rachana
fonts-smc-rachana is:
This package provides Rachana font for Malayalam script which is primarily used in the state of Kerala. The font is developed by SMC community.
There are three methods to install fonts-smc-rachana 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-smc-rachana 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-smc-rachana using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-smc-rachana
Install fonts-smc-rachana Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-smc-rachana using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-smc-rachana
Install fonts-smc-rachana 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-smc-rachana using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-smc-rachana
How To Uninstall fonts-smc-rachana on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-smc-rachana package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-smc-rachana
Uninstall fonts-smc-rachana And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-smc-rachana and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-smc-rachana
Remove fonts-smc-rachana Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-smc-rachana configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-smc-rachana
Remove fonts-smc-rachana configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-smc-rachana configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-smc-rachana
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-smc-rachana package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
