How To Install gsfonts 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 gsfonts on Ubuntu.
What is gsfonts
gsfonts is:
These are free look-alike fonts of the Adobe PostScript fonts. Recommended for all flavors of Ghostscript (gs-gpl, gs-afpl and gs-esp).
There are three methods to install gsfonts 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 gsfonts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gsfonts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gsfonts
Install gsfonts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gsfonts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gsfonts
Install gsfonts 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 gsfonts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gsfonts
How To Uninstall gsfonts on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gsfonts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gsfonts
Uninstall gsfonts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gsfonts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gsfonts
Remove gsfonts Configurations and Data
To remove gsfonts configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gsfonts
Remove gsfonts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gsfonts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gsfonts
Dependencies
gsfonts have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gsfonts package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.