How To Install lato-fonts on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lato-fonts on Rocky Linux 8. lato-fonts is A sanserif typeface family

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lato-fonts on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `lato-fonts`

Lato is a sanserif typeface family designed in the Summer 2010 by Warsaw-based designer Łukasz Dziedzic (“Lato” means “Summer” in Polish). In December 2010 the Lato family was published under the open-source Open Font License by his foundry tyPoland, with support from Google. When working on Lato, Łukasz tried to carefully balance some potentially conflicting priorities. He wanted to create a typeface that would seem quite “transparent” when used in body text but would display some original treats when used in larger sizes. He used classical proportions (particularly visible in the uppercase) to give the letterforms familiar harmony and elegance. At the same time, he created a sleek sanserif look, which makes evident the fact that Lato was designed in 2010 - even though it does not follow any current trend. The semi-rounded details of the letters give Lato a feeling of warmth, while the strong structure provides stability and seriousness. “Male and female, serious but friendly. With the feeling of the Summer,” says Łukasz. Lato consists of nine weights (plus corresponding italics), including a beautiful hairline style. It covers 2300+ glyphs per style and supports 100+ Latin-based languages, 50+ Cyrillic-based languages as well as Greek and IPA phonetics.

We can use yum or dnf to install lato-fonts on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lato-fonts.

Install lato-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 lato-fonts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lato-fonts

Install lato-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 lato-fonts using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lato-fonts

How To Uninstall lato-fonts on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove lato-fonts

lato-fonts Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/fonts/conf.d/61-lato.conf
/usr/share/appdata/lato.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/doc/lato-fonts
/usr/share/doc/lato-fonts/README.txt
/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/61-lato.conf
/usr/share/fonts/lato
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-Black.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-BlackItalic.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-Bold.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-BoldItalic.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-Hairline.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-HairlineItalic.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-Heavy.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-HeavyItalic.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-Italic.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-Light.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-LightItalic.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-Medium.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-MediumItalic.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-Regular.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-Semibold.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-SemiboldItalic.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-Thin.ttf
/usr/share/fonts/lato/Lato-ThinItalic.ttf
/usr/share/licenses/lato-fonts
/usr/share/licenses/lato-fonts/OFL.txt

References

lato-fonts website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lato-fonts on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.