How To Install fonts-linuxlibertine on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-linuxlibertine on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is fonts-linuxlibertine
fonts-linuxlibertine is:
The Linux Libertine fonts is a set of typefaces containing both a Serif version (“Linux Libertine”) and a Sans Serif (“Linux Biolinum”) designed to be used together as an alternative for Times/Times New Roman (and, in part, Helvetica/Arial).
The Serif typeface comes in two shapes and two weights (that is, the usual Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic), and an Small Capitals version of the regular typeface. Linux Biolinum, the Sans Serif typeface, is available in both Regular and Bold weights.
This package contains OpenType versions (i.e., with cubic Bézier splines) of the fonts, with large support of OpenType features. Task: ubuntustudio-fonts
There are three methods to install fonts-linuxlibertine 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-linuxlibertine 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-linuxlibertine using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-linuxlibertine
Install fonts-linuxlibertine Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-linuxlibertine using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-linuxlibertine
Install fonts-linuxlibertine 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-linuxlibertine using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-linuxlibertine
How To Uninstall fonts-linuxlibertine on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the fonts-linuxlibertine package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-linuxlibertine
Uninstall fonts-linuxlibertine And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-linuxlibertine and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-linuxlibertine
Remove fonts-linuxlibertine Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-linuxlibertine configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-linuxlibertine
Remove fonts-linuxlibertine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-linuxlibertine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-linuxlibertine
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-linuxlibertine package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
