How To Install xfonts-intl-japanese on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-intl-japanese on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xfonts-intl-japanese
xfonts-intl-japanese is:
This package includes some JISX0201 (Roman and Kana), JISX0208.1978, JISX0208.1983, JISX0208.1990, and JISX0212.1990 (HojoKanji) Japanese fonts. You will need these fonts if you plan to view, print, or author documents written in Japanese using the above encodings.
The fonts are for use with the X Window System.
There are three methods to install xfonts-intl-japanese 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-japanese 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-japanese using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-intl-japanese
Install xfonts-intl-japanese Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-intl-japanese using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfonts-intl-japanese
Install xfonts-intl-japanese 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-japanese using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-intl-japanese
How To Uninstall xfonts-intl-japanese on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xfonts-intl-japanese package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfonts-intl-japanese
Uninstall xfonts-intl-japanese And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfonts-intl-japanese 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-japanese
Remove xfonts-intl-japanese Configurations and Data
To remove xfonts-intl-japanese configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-intl-japanese
Remove xfonts-intl-japanese configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfonts-intl-japanese configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-intl-japanese
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-intl-japanese package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
