How To Install terminus-fonts on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install terminus-fonts on AlmaLinux 8.
What is terminus-fonts
The Terminus Font is designed for long (8 and more hours per day) work with computers. It covers about 120 language sets and supports ISO8859-1/2/5/7/9/13/15/16, Paratype-PT154/PT254, KOI8-R/U/E/F, Esperanto, and many IBM, Windows and Macintosh code pages, as well as the IBM VGA, vt100 and xterm pseudo graphic characters. The sizes present are 6x12, 8x14, 8x16, 10x20, 11x22, 12x24, 14x28 and 16x32. The styles are normal and bold (except for 6x12), plus EGA/VGA-bold for 8x14 and 8x16. The font is available for the Linux console and for X11. This package contains the OpenType bitmap fonts to use with X11 and Wayland on Fedora 31 and later, and also the legacy X11 PCF bitmap fonts for compatibility with older software.
We can use yum or dnf to install terminus-fonts on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install terminus-fonts.
Install terminus-fonts 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 terminus-fonts using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install terminus-fonts
Install terminus-fonts 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 terminus-fonts using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install terminus-fonts
How To Uninstall terminus-fonts on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the terminus-fonts package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove terminus-fonts
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install terminus-fonts on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
