How To Install fonts-stix on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-stix on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-stix
fonts-stix is:
The mission of the Scientific and Technical Information Exchange (STIX) font creation project is the preparation of a comprehensive set of fonts that serve the scientific and engineering community in the process from manuscript creation through final publication, both in electronic and print formats.
There are three methods to install fonts-stix 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-stix 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-stix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-stix
Install fonts-stix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-stix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-stix
Install fonts-stix 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-stix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-stix
How To Uninstall fonts-stix on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-stix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-stix
Uninstall fonts-stix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-stix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-stix
Remove fonts-stix Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-stix configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-stix
Remove fonts-stix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-stix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-stix
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-stix package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
