How To Install mathematica-fonts on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mathematica-fonts on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mathematica-fonts
mathematica-fonts is:
This dummy package is provided for a smooth transition from the previous old package name to fonts-mathematica, to match the fonts policy.
It may be safely removed after installation.
There are three methods to install mathematica-fonts 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 mathematica-fonts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mathematica-fonts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mathematica-fonts
Install mathematica-fonts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mathematica-fonts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mathematica-fonts
Install mathematica-fonts 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 mathematica-fonts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mathematica-fonts
How To Uninstall mathematica-fonts on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mathematica-fonts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mathematica-fonts
Uninstall mathematica-fonts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mathematica-fonts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mathematica-fonts
Remove mathematica-fonts Configurations and Data
To remove mathematica-fonts configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mathematica-fonts
Remove mathematica-fonts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mathematica-fonts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mathematica-fonts
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mathematica-fonts package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
