How To Install cmatrix-xfont on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmatrix-xfont on Ubuntu.
What is cmatrix-xfont
cmatrix-xfont is:
Console Matrix simulates the display from “The Matrix”, this package provides the font to run cmatrix in an xterm.
There are three methods to install cmatrix-xfont on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cmatrix-xfont Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cmatrix-xfont using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cmatrix-xfont
Install cmatrix-xfont Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cmatrix-xfont using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cmatrix-xfont
Install cmatrix-xfont 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 cmatrix-xfont using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cmatrix-xfont
How To Uninstall cmatrix-xfont on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the cmatrix-xfont package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cmatrix-xfont
Uninstall cmatrix-xfont And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cmatrix-xfont and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmatrix-xfont
Remove cmatrix-xfont Configurations and Data
To remove cmatrix-xfont configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cmatrix-xfont
Remove cmatrix-xfont configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cmatrix-xfont configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmatrix-xfont
Dependencies
cmatrix-xfont have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmatrix-xfont package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.