How to Install and Uninstall gnu-free-fonts.src Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "gnu-free-fonts.src" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install gnu-free-fonts.src on Oracle Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gnu-free-fonts.src" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall gnu-free-fonts.src on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnu-free-fonts.src package on Oracle Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : gnu-free-fonts
Version : 20120503
Release : 18.el8
Architecture : src
Size : 6.2 M
Source : None
Repository : ol8_appstream
Summary : Free UCS Outline Fonts
URL : http://www.gnu.org/software/freefont/
License : GPLv3+ with exceptions
Description :
: Gnu FreeFont is a free family of scalable outline fonts, suitable for general
: use on computers and for desktop publishing. It is Unicode-encoded for
: compatibility with all modern operating systems.
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: Besides a full set of characters for writing systems based on the Latin
: alphabet, FreeFont contains large selection of characters from other writing
: systems some of which are hard to find elsewhere.
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: FreeFont also contains a large set of symbol characters, both technical and
: decorative. We are especially pleased with the Mathematical Operators range,
: with which most of the glyphs used in LaTeX can be displayed.