How To Install t1-oldslavic on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install t1-oldslavic on Ubuntu 18.04. t1-oldslavic is OldSlavic – a Cyrillic Type1 font with medieval design

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install t1-oldslavic on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is t1-oldslavic

t1-oldslavic is:

The letters in this font resemble the look of the medieval Cyrillic printed books.

This font is not for general use. It contains only the basic Cyrillic and Latin letters; there are almost no punctuation signs in it.

There are three methods to install t1-oldslavic 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 t1-oldslavic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install t1-oldslavic using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install t1-oldslavic

Install t1-oldslavic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install t1-oldslavic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install t1-oldslavic

Install t1-oldslavic 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 t1-oldslavic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install t1-oldslavic

How To Uninstall t1-oldslavic on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the t1-oldslavic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove t1-oldslavic

Uninstall t1-oldslavic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall t1-oldslavic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove t1-oldslavic

Remove t1-oldslavic Configurations and Data

To remove t1-oldslavic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge t1-oldslavic

Remove t1-oldslavic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove t1-oldslavic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge t1-oldslavic

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install t1-oldslavic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.