How To Install ttf-engadget on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-engadget on Ubuntu 18.04. ttf-engadget is Modern font from John Stracke

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttf-engadget on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ttf-engadget

ttf-engadget is:

This is the font used to create the engadget.com logo.

There are three methods to install ttf-engadget 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-engadget 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-engadget using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ttf-engadget

Install ttf-engadget Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ttf-engadget

Install ttf-engadget 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-engadget using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ttf-engadget

How To Uninstall ttf-engadget on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ttf-engadget package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ttf-engadget

Uninstall ttf-engadget And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttf-engadget

Remove ttf-engadget Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ttf-engadget

Remove ttf-engadget configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttf-engadget

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Summary

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