How To Install xfonts-thai-nectec on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-thai-nectec on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xfonts-thai-nectec
xfonts-thai-nectec is:
This package provides one set of Thai TIS-620 pseudo-monospace (with zero-width combining character) bitmap fonts for X developed by NECTEC, with complete set of normal, bold, italic, and bold-italic faces.
This font looks good in xiterm+thai, with complete text styles support.
There are three methods to install xfonts-thai-nectec 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-nectec 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-nectec using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-thai-nectec
Install xfonts-thai-nectec Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-thai-nectec using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfonts-thai-nectec
Install xfonts-thai-nectec 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-nectec using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-thai-nectec
How To Uninstall xfonts-thai-nectec on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xfonts-thai-nectec package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfonts-thai-nectec
Uninstall xfonts-thai-nectec And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfonts-thai-nectec 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-nectec
Remove xfonts-thai-nectec Configurations and Data
To remove xfonts-thai-nectec configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-thai-nectec
Remove xfonts-thai-nectec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfonts-thai-nectec configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-thai-nectec
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-thai-nectec package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
