How To Install xfonts-terminus 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 xfonts-terminus on Ubuntu.
What is xfonts-terminus
xfonts-terminus is:
These are fixed-width fonts suitable for terminals, editors, etc. If you have to work for extended time in front of monitor (i.e. over eight hours), you may find that using of these fonts reduces your eyes-fatigue.
Note: You might want to use the package fonts-terminus-otb instead of this package because the fonts in this package are used by the X server directly. Several modern applications will ignore such fonts.
This package contains normal and bold fonts in the following sizes: 6x12, 8x14, 8x16, 10x20, 11x22, 12x24, 14x28 and 16x32 and supports the following encodings: ISO10646-1, ISO8859-1, ISO8859-2, ISO8859-5, ISO8859-9, ISO8859-13, ISO8859-15, ISO8859-16, KOI8-R, KOI8-U, CP1251 and PT154.
There are three methods to install xfonts-terminus 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 xfonts-terminus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-terminus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-terminus
Install xfonts-terminus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-terminus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfonts-terminus
Install xfonts-terminus 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 xfonts-terminus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-terminus
How To Uninstall xfonts-terminus on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xfonts-terminus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfonts-terminus
Uninstall xfonts-terminus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfonts-terminus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-terminus
Remove xfonts-terminus Configurations and Data
To remove xfonts-terminus configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-terminus
Remove xfonts-terminus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfonts-terminus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-terminus
Dependencies
xfonts-terminus have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-terminus package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.