How To Install xfonts-75dpi-transcoded on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-75dpi-transcoded on Ubuntu 18.04. xfonts-75dpi-transcoded is 75 dpi fonts for X (transcoded from ISO 10646-1)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-75dpi-transcoded on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is xfonts-75dpi-transcoded

xfonts-75dpi-transcoded is:

xfonts-75dpi-transcoded provides a set of bitmapped fonts at 75 dots per inch. In most cases it is desirable to have the X font server (xfs) and/or an X server installed to make the fonts available to X clients.

This package contains fonts in several ISO 8859 encodings: -2, -3, -4, -9, -10, -13, -14, and -15. For the ISO 10646-1 and ISO 8859-1 encodings, see the xfonts-75dpi package.

This package and xfonts-100dpi-transcoded provide the same set of fonts, rendered at different resolutions; only one or the other is necessary, but both may be installed. xfonts-75dpi-transcoded may be more suitable for small monitors and/or small screen resolutions (under 1024x768).

This package requires the xfonts-utils package to prepare the font directories for use by an X server or X font server.

There are three methods to install xfonts-75dpi-transcoded 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 xfonts-75dpi-transcoded Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-75dpi-transcoded using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-75dpi-transcoded

Install xfonts-75dpi-transcoded Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-75dpi-transcoded using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfonts-75dpi-transcoded

Install xfonts-75dpi-transcoded 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 xfonts-75dpi-transcoded using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-75dpi-transcoded

How To Uninstall xfonts-75dpi-transcoded on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the xfonts-75dpi-transcoded package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfonts-75dpi-transcoded

Uninstall xfonts-75dpi-transcoded And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfonts-75dpi-transcoded and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-75dpi-transcoded

Remove xfonts-75dpi-transcoded Configurations and Data

To remove xfonts-75dpi-transcoded configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-75dpi-transcoded

Remove xfonts-75dpi-transcoded configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfonts-75dpi-transcoded configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-75dpi-transcoded

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-75dpi-transcoded package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.