How To Install fonts-noto-cjk on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-noto-cjk on Ubuntu 20.04. fonts-noto-cjk is No Tofu font families with large Unicode coverage (CJK regular and bold)

Introduction

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

What is fonts-noto-cjk

fonts-noto-cjk is:

Noto is a collection of font families, each visually harmonized across scripts.

This package contains Noto font families for Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean:

  • Noto Sans CJK JP
  • Noto Sans CJK KR
  • Noto Sans CJK SC
  • Noto Sans CJK TC
  • Noto Sans Mono CJK JP
  • Noto Sans Mono CJK KR
  • Noto Sans Mono CJK SC
  • Noto Sans Mono CJK TC
  • Noto Serif CJK JP
  • Noto Serif CJK KR
  • Noto Serif CJK SC
  • Noto Serif CJK TC

These fonts are derived from the font family Source Han Sans.

The name “Noto” is short for “No Tofu”, describing the aim of covering all living Unicode scripts.

Tofu (豆腐) is Japanese jargon for unicode replacement character “�” (U+FFFD) often displayed as replacement for unassigned or unknown characters.

This package contains regular and bold fonts. 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-noto-cjk 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-noto-cjk 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-noto-cjk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-noto-cjk

Install fonts-noto-cjk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-noto-cjk

Install fonts-noto-cjk 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-noto-cjk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-noto-cjk

How To Uninstall fonts-noto-cjk on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-noto-cjk

Uninstall fonts-noto-cjk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-noto-cjk

Remove fonts-noto-cjk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-noto-cjk

Remove fonts-noto-cjk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-noto-cjk

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Summary

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