How To Install fonts-tlwg-typist on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-tlwg-typist on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-tlwg-typist
fonts-tlwg-typist is:
This package provides Thai TlwgTypist 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 electric typewriters.
This is a dependency package for installing alternative font formats.
There are three methods to install fonts-tlwg-typist 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-typist 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-typist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-tlwg-typist
Install fonts-tlwg-typist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-tlwg-typist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-tlwg-typist
Install fonts-tlwg-typist 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-typist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-tlwg-typist
How To Uninstall fonts-tlwg-typist on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-tlwg-typist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-tlwg-typist
Uninstall fonts-tlwg-typist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-tlwg-typist 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-typist
Remove fonts-tlwg-typist Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-tlwg-typist configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-tlwg-typist
Remove fonts-tlwg-typist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-tlwg-typist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-tlwg-typist
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-tlwg-typist package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
