How To Install fonts-tlwg-typewriter on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-tlwg-typewriter on Ubuntu 18.04. fonts-tlwg-typewriter is Thai TlwgTypewriter font (dependency package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-tlwg-typewriter on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fonts-tlwg-typewriter

fonts-tlwg-typewriter is:

This package provides Thai TlwgTypewriter monospace font from TLWG.

The font provides Thai semi-monospace font, i.e. all glyphs are of the same width, except combining characters.

The glyph shapes are designed to look like Thai X bitmap font for terminal.

This is a dependency package for installing alternative font formats.

There are three methods to install fonts-tlwg-typewriter 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-tlwg-typewriter 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-tlwg-typewriter using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-tlwg-typewriter

Install fonts-tlwg-typewriter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-tlwg-typewriter

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-tlwg-typewriter

How To Uninstall fonts-tlwg-typewriter on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-tlwg-typewriter

Uninstall fonts-tlwg-typewriter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-tlwg-typewriter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-tlwg-typewriter

Remove fonts-tlwg-typewriter Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-tlwg-typewriter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-tlwg-typewriter

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-tlwg-typewriter

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-tlwg-typewriter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.