How To Install xfonts-thai-etl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-thai-etl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xfonts-thai-etl
xfonts-thai-etl is:
This package provides 3 Thai TIS-620 monospace (with full-width combining characters) bitmap fonts for X developed by ETL.
Emacs/Mule needs these fonts to display Thai. Only normal weight is provided, though.
There are three methods to install xfonts-thai-etl 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-thai-etl 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-thai-etl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-thai-etl
Install xfonts-thai-etl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-thai-etl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfonts-thai-etl
Install xfonts-thai-etl 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-thai-etl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-thai-etl
How To Uninstall xfonts-thai-etl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xfonts-thai-etl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfonts-thai-etl
Uninstall xfonts-thai-etl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfonts-thai-etl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-thai-etl
Remove xfonts-thai-etl Configurations and Data
To remove xfonts-thai-etl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-thai-etl
Remove xfonts-thai-etl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfonts-thai-etl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-thai-etl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-thai-etl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
