Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-deva on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is fonts-deva
fonts-deva is:
This package allows you to install all available Devanagari fonts
in Debian.
This package installs following fonts:
- fonts-deva-extra
- fonts-gargi
- fonts-lohit-deva
- fonts-nakula
- fonts-sahadeva
- fonts-samyak-deva
There are three methods to install fonts-deva on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-deva 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-deva using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-deva
Install fonts-deva Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-deva using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-deva
Install fonts-deva 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-deva using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-deva
How To Uninstall fonts-deva on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the fonts-deva package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-deva
Uninstall fonts-deva And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-deva and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-deva
Remove fonts-deva Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-deva configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-deva
Remove fonts-deva configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-deva configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-deva
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-deva package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
