How To Install fonts-thai-tlwg on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-thai-tlwg on Debian 10.
What is fonts-thai-tlwg
fonts-thai-tlwg is:
Shortcut for installing all Thai fonts that are collected, enhanced and maintained by Thai Linux Working Group (TLWG).
Most modern desktop users who want to use Thai language should install this package.
There are three methods to install fonts-thai-tlwg on Debian 10. 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-thai-tlwg 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-thai-tlwg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-thai-tlwg
Install fonts-thai-tlwg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-thai-tlwg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-thai-tlwg
Install fonts-thai-tlwg 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-thai-tlwg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-thai-tlwg
How To Uninstall fonts-thai-tlwg on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fonts-thai-tlwg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-thai-tlwg
Uninstall fonts-thai-tlwg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-thai-tlwg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-thai-tlwg
Remove fonts-thai-tlwg Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-thai-tlwg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-thai-tlwg
Remove fonts-thai-tlwg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-thai-tlwg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-thai-tlwg
Dependencies
fonts-thai-tlwg have the following dependencies:
- fonts-tlwg-garuda
- fonts-tlwg-kinnari
- fonts-tlwg-laksaman
- fonts-tlwg-loma
- fonts-tlwg-mono
- fonts-tlwg-norasi
- fonts-tlwg-purisa
- fonts-tlwg-sawasdee
- fonts-tlwg-typewriter
- fonts-tlwg-typist
- fonts-tlwg-typo
- fonts-tlwg-umpush
- fonts-tlwg-waree
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-thai-tlwg package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.