How To Install fonts-smc-suruma on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-smc-suruma on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-smc-suruma
fonts-smc-suruma is:
This package provides Suruma 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-suruma 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-suruma 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-suruma using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-smc-suruma
Install fonts-smc-suruma Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-smc-suruma using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-smc-suruma
Install fonts-smc-suruma 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-suruma using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-smc-suruma
How To Uninstall fonts-smc-suruma on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-smc-suruma package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-smc-suruma
Uninstall fonts-smc-suruma And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-smc-suruma 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-suruma
Remove fonts-smc-suruma Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-smc-suruma configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-smc-suruma
Remove fonts-smc-suruma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-smc-suruma configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-smc-suruma
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-smc-suruma package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
