How To Install xfonts-intl-chinese on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-intl-chinese on Ubuntu 18.04. xfonts-intl-chinese is international fonts for X - Chinese

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-intl-chinese on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is xfonts-intl-chinese

xfonts-intl-chinese is:

This package includes some GB2312, GB8565-88, Big5 (ETen), and SiSheng Chinese fonts. You will need these fonts if you plan to view, print, or author documents written in Chinese using the above encodings.

The fonts are for use with the X Window System.

There are three methods to install xfonts-intl-chinese 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-intl-chinese 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-intl-chinese using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-intl-chinese

Install xfonts-intl-chinese Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-intl-chinese using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfonts-intl-chinese

Install xfonts-intl-chinese 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-intl-chinese using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-intl-chinese

How To Uninstall xfonts-intl-chinese on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the xfonts-intl-chinese package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfonts-intl-chinese

Uninstall xfonts-intl-chinese And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-intl-chinese

Remove xfonts-intl-chinese Configurations and Data

To remove xfonts-intl-chinese configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-intl-chinese

Remove xfonts-intl-chinese configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-intl-chinese

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Summary

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