How To Install google-roboto-slab-fonts on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install google-roboto-slab-fonts on Rocky Linux 8.
What is google-roboto-slab-fonts
Roboto has a dual nature. It has a mechanical skeleton and the forms are largely geometric. At the same time, the font features friendly and open curves. While some grotesks distort their letterforms to force a rigid rhythm, Roboto doesn’t compromise, allowing letters to be settled into their natural width. This makes for a more natural reading rhythm more commonly found in humanist and serif types. This is the Roboto Slab family, which can be used alongside the normal Roboto family and the Roboto Condensed family.
We can use yum or dnf to install google-roboto-slab-fonts on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install google-roboto-slab-fonts.
Install google-roboto-slab-fonts on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install google-roboto-slab-fonts using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install google-roboto-slab-fonts
Install google-roboto-slab-fonts on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install google-roboto-slab-fonts using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install google-roboto-slab-fonts
How To Uninstall google-roboto-slab-fonts on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the google-roboto-slab-fonts package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove google-roboto-slab-fonts
google-roboto-slab-fonts Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/etc/fonts/conf.d/64-google-roboto-slab-fontconfig.conf
/usr/share/appdata/google-roboto-slab.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/64-google-roboto-slab-fontconfig.conf
/usr/share/fonts/google-roboto-slab
/usr/share/fonts/google-roboto-slab/RobotoSlab-Bold.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/google-roboto-slab/RobotoSlab-Light.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/google-roboto-slab/RobotoSlab-Regular.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/google-roboto-slab/RobotoSlab-Thin.ttf
/usr/share/licenses/google-roboto-slab-fonts
/usr/share/licenses/google-roboto-slab-fonts/LICENSE.txt
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install google-roboto-slab-fonts on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.