How To Install ttf-dejavu on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-dejavu on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ttf-dejavu
ttf-dejavu is:
This package is a dummy transitional package. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install ttf-dejavu 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 ttf-dejavu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ttf-dejavu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ttf-dejavu
Install ttf-dejavu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ttf-dejavu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ttf-dejavu
Install ttf-dejavu 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 ttf-dejavu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ttf-dejavu
How To Uninstall ttf-dejavu on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ttf-dejavu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ttf-dejavu
Uninstall ttf-dejavu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ttf-dejavu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttf-dejavu
Remove ttf-dejavu Configurations and Data
To remove ttf-dejavu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ttf-dejavu
Remove ttf-dejavu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ttf-dejavu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttf-dejavu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-dejavu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
