How To Install xfonts-nexus on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-nexus on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xfonts-nexus
xfonts-nexus is:
A sans-serif, fixed width font with iso8859 encoding. Only available as 10 point with medium weight.
There are three methods to install xfonts-nexus 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-nexus 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-nexus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-nexus
Install xfonts-nexus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-nexus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfonts-nexus
Install xfonts-nexus 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-nexus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-nexus
How To Uninstall xfonts-nexus on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xfonts-nexus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfonts-nexus
Uninstall xfonts-nexus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfonts-nexus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-nexus
Remove xfonts-nexus Configurations and Data
To remove xfonts-nexus configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-nexus
Remove xfonts-nexus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfonts-nexus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-nexus
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-nexus package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
