How To Install libfonts-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfonts-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libfonts-java is Java fonts layouting library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfonts-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfonts-java

libfonts-java is:

LibFonts is a library developed to support advanced layouting and allows to read TrueType-Font files to extract layouting specific informations.

There are three methods to install libfonts-java 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 libfonts-java Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfonts-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfonts-java

Install libfonts-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfonts-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfonts-java

Install libfonts-java 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 libfonts-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfonts-java

How To Uninstall libfonts-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfonts-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfonts-java

Uninstall libfonts-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfonts-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfonts-java

Remove libfonts-java Configurations and Data

To remove libfonts-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfonts-java

Remove libfonts-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfonts-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfonts-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfonts-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.