How To Install fonts-lao on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-lao on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is fonts-lao
fonts-lao is:
This package includes fonts that are suitable for the display of the Lao language. 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-lao 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-lao 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-lao using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-lao
Install fonts-lao Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-lao using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-lao
Install fonts-lao 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-lao using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-lao
How To Uninstall fonts-lao on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the fonts-lao package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-lao
Uninstall fonts-lao And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-lao and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-lao
Remove fonts-lao Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-lao configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-lao
Remove fonts-lao configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-lao configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-lao
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-lao package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
