How To Install fonts-mikachan 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 fonts-mikachan on Ubuntu.
What is fonts-mikachan
fonts-mikachan is:
This package provides handwritten Japanese truetype font. It contains 7 truetype fonts:
- Mikachan : fixed width
- Mikachan-P : proportional
- Mikachan-PB : proportional and bold
- Mikachan-PS : proportional, some fonts are smaller than Kanji - Hiragana, Katakana, Arabic numerals and Symbols
- Mikachan-puchi: petit and petit bold
There are three methods to install fonts-mikachan 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 fonts-mikachan 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-mikachan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-mikachan
Install fonts-mikachan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-mikachan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-mikachan
Install fonts-mikachan 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-mikachan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-mikachan
How To Uninstall fonts-mikachan on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the fonts-mikachan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-mikachan
Uninstall fonts-mikachan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-mikachan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-mikachan
Remove fonts-mikachan Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-mikachan configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-mikachan
Remove fonts-mikachan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-mikachan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-mikachan
Dependencies
fonts-mikachan have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-mikachan package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.