How to Install and Uninstall fonts-freefont-ttf Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "fonts-freefont-ttf" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install fonts-freefont-ttf on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "fonts-freefont-ttf" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall fonts-freefont-ttf on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fonts-freefont-ttf package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: fonts-freefont-ttf
Architecture: all
Version: 20120503-10
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: fonts
Source: fonts-freefont
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6548
Filename: pool/main/f/fonts-freefont/fonts-freefont-ttf_20120503-10_all.deb
Size: 2439708
MD5sum: 7adeba359f4499d8a8c70421312e593f
SHA1: 756fc790323d7932b9a7edb208256836ca8ae16b
SHA256: fdb3d435edb0ac31002e118f4b46571f2d830d7b5f568cc7536fd1bfa9d42c2f
SHA512: 6cea1bfcf196c52475d423c15a6fdfedec5523dbd4e6e5407cc395313748f2292e3367d809a52f909be32339d9895271f6c01856228b7a71117fc08a0a218160
Homepage: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/freefont/
Description-en: Freefont Serif, Sans and Mono Truetype fonts
Freefont is a set of free high-quality TrueType fonts covering the UCS
character set. These fonts are similar to the widely known Helvetica,
Times and Courier fonts.
Description-md5: bcd17b715258e4f7c257d125d8ee8d2c
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop