How To Install fonts-ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-ubuntu
fonts-ubuntu is:
The Ubuntu Font Family is a set of contemporary sans-serif fonts developed between 2010-2011. Dalton Maag performed the font design work and implementation with funding from Canonical. The fonts have been the default fonts for Ubuntu since 2010.
There are three methods to install fonts-ubuntu 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-ubuntu 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-ubuntu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-ubuntu
Install fonts-ubuntu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-ubuntu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-ubuntu
Install fonts-ubuntu 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-ubuntu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-ubuntu
How To Uninstall fonts-ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fonts-ubuntu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-ubuntu
Uninstall fonts-ubuntu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-ubuntu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-ubuntu
Remove fonts-ubuntu Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-ubuntu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-ubuntu
Remove fonts-ubuntu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-ubuntu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-ubuntu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-ubuntu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
