How To Install libfonts on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfonts on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libfonts
LibFonts is a library developed to support advanced layouting in JFreeReport. This library allows to read TrueType-Font files to extract layouting specific informations.
We can use yum or dnf to install libfonts on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libfonts.
Install libfonts on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libfonts using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libfonts
Install libfonts on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libfonts using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libfonts
How To Uninstall libfonts on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libfonts package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libfonts
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfonts on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
