How To Install fonts-indic on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-indic on Ubuntu 20.04. fonts-indic is Meta package to install all Indian language fonts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-indic on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is fonts-indic

fonts-indic is:

This metapackage merely depends on the various free Indian language font packages available in Debian. Use this if you want fonts for every Indian language.

The following metapackages will be pulled down as dependency which will inturn pull down real font packages.

  • fonts-beng
  • fonts-deva
  • fonts-gujr
  • fonts-guru
  • fonts-knda
  • fonts-mlym
  • fonts-orya
  • fonts-pagu
  • fonts-taml
  • fonts-telu Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

There are three methods to install fonts-indic 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 fonts-indic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-indic

Install fonts-indic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-indic

Install fonts-indic 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 fonts-indic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-indic

How To Uninstall fonts-indic on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the fonts-indic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-indic

Uninstall fonts-indic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-indic

Remove fonts-indic Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-indic configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-indic

Remove fonts-indic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-indic

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Summary

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