How to Install and Uninstall xfonts-base Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "xfonts-base" package

This tutorial shows how to install xfonts-base on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xfonts-base
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xfonts-base" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall xfonts-base on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xfonts-base
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xfonts-base package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: xfonts-base
Architecture: all
Version: 1:1.0.5+nmu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7164
Depends: xfonts-utils
Suggests: xfs | xserver
Replaces: xfonts-misc
Filename: pool/main/x/xfonts-base/xfonts-base_1.0.5+nmu1_all.deb
Size: 5941436
MD5sum: fe9641d80cfab0e8d8af9619031278b7
SHA1: 75581cb4b9e0e6f824cdac30c47b9fd6d42fe39f
SHA256: 5fbb9f9e954cdde7a5c1b1c3b6c1fe3b4bf4a3aedc952b7b9745afe5dd9dc1eb
SHA512: 6e1bf2f44a3a97ff0d35362506a6bcb21924e9ee65e0defc8570d997b29c851f4892d506674349567c8728fe7fbe496ca1e70b209686ce3db8f9236e1c68017f
Description: standard fonts for X
Description-md5: b523687dc2655def36c6861a16a103b0
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi