How To Install fontcustom on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fontcustom on Ubuntu 20.04. fontcustom is custom icon webfonts from the comfort of the command line

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fontcustom on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is fontcustom

fontcustom is:

Generate cross-browser icon fonts and supporting files (@font-face CSS, etc.) from a collection of SVGs. Ruby-Versions: all

There are three methods to install fontcustom on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fontcustom Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fontcustom using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fontcustom

Install fontcustom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fontcustom using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fontcustom

Install fontcustom 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 fontcustom using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fontcustom

How To Uninstall fontcustom on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the fontcustom package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fontcustom

Uninstall fontcustom And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fontcustom and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fontcustom

Remove fontcustom Configurations and Data

To remove fontcustom configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fontcustom

Remove fontcustom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fontcustom configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fontcustom

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fontcustom package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.