How To Install fonts-thai-tlwg 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-thai-tlwg on Ubuntu.

What is `fonts-thai-tlwg`

fonts-thai-tlwg is:

Shortcut for installing all Thai fonts that are collected, enhanced and maintained by Thai Linux Working Group (TLWG).

Every font in this package is provided in TrueType and OpenType formats for users to choose to suit their needs. Both formats are maintained to provide the same glyph set, glyph design, and typographical features, except that curves and hints are defined in CFF format for the OpenType version, and in TTF format for the TrueType version.

Most modern desktop users who want to use Thai language should install this package.

There are three methods to install fonts-thai-tlwg 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-thai-tlwg 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-thai-tlwg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-thai-tlwg

Install fonts-thai-tlwg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-thai-tlwg

Install fonts-thai-tlwg 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-thai-tlwg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-thai-tlwg

How To Uninstall fonts-thai-tlwg on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the fonts-thai-tlwg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-thai-tlwg

Uninstall fonts-thai-tlwg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-thai-tlwg

Remove fonts-thai-tlwg Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-thai-tlwg configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-thai-tlwg

Remove fonts-thai-tlwg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-thai-tlwg

Dependencies

fonts-thai-tlwg have the following dependencies:

References

fonts-thai-tlwg website

Summary

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