How To Install xfonts-thai 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-thai on Ubuntu.
What is xfonts-thai
xfonts-thai is:
This is a metapackage which depends on or recommends all available Thai fonts packages.
There are three methods to install xfonts-thai 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-thai 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-thai using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-thai
Install xfonts-thai Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-thai using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfonts-thai
Install xfonts-thai 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-thai using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-thai
How To Uninstall xfonts-thai on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xfonts-thai package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfonts-thai
Uninstall xfonts-thai And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfonts-thai and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-thai
Remove xfonts-thai Configurations and Data
To remove xfonts-thai configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-thai
Remove xfonts-thai configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfonts-thai configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-thai
Dependencies
xfonts-thai have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-thai package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.