How To Install fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf on Debian 9.

What is fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf

fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf is:

Shortcut for installing all Thai fonts that are collected, enhanced and maintained by Thai Linux Working Group (TLWG), in TrueType format.

Most modern desktop users who want to use Thai language should install this package.

There are three methods to install fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf on Debian 9. 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-ttf 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-ttf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf

Install fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf

Install fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf 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-ttf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf

How To Uninstall fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf on Debian 9

To uninstall only the fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf

Uninstall fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf

Remove fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf

Remove fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf

Dependencies

fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf have the following dependencies:

• fonts-tlwg-garuda-ttf
• fonts-tlwg-kinnari-ttf
• fonts-tlwg-laksaman-ttf
• fonts-tlwg-loma-ttf
• fonts-tlwg-mono-ttf
• fonts-tlwg-norasi-ttf
• fonts-tlwg-purisa-ttf
• fonts-tlwg-sawasdee-ttf
• fonts-tlwg-typewriter-ttf
• fonts-tlwg-typist-ttf
• fonts-tlwg-typo-ttf
• fonts-tlwg-umpush-ttf
• fonts-tlwg-waree-ttf

References

• fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-thai-tlwg-ttf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.