How To Install terminus-fonts-grub2 on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install terminus-fonts-grub2 in AlmaLinux 8. terminus-fonts-grub2 is Clean fixed width font (grub2 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install terminus-fonts-grub2 on AlmaLinux 8.

What is terminus-fonts-grub2

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 fonts to use with the grub2 boot loader.

We can use yum or dnf to install terminus-fonts-grub2 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install terminus-fonts-grub2.

Install terminus-fonts-grub2 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-grub2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install terminus-fonts-grub2

Install terminus-fonts-grub2 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-grub2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install terminus-fonts-grub2

How To Uninstall terminus-fonts-grub2 on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the terminus-fonts-grub2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove terminus-fonts-grub2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install terminus-fonts-grub2 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.