How To Install xfonts-mona on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-mona on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xfonts-mona
xfonts-mona is:
These fonts are suitable for some ASCII arts like mona, gikoneko and so on. This package provides BDF (Bitmap Description / Display Format) font.
There are three methods to install xfonts-mona 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-mona 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-mona using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-mona
Install xfonts-mona Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-mona using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfonts-mona
Install xfonts-mona 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-mona using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-mona
How To Uninstall xfonts-mona on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xfonts-mona package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfonts-mona
Uninstall xfonts-mona And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfonts-mona and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-mona
Remove xfonts-mona Configurations and Data
To remove xfonts-mona configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-mona
Remove xfonts-mona configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfonts-mona configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-mona
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-mona package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
