How to Install and Uninstall xfonts-unifont Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "xfonts-unifont" package

Please follow the steps below to install xfonts-unifont on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xfonts-unifont on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xfonts-unifont
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xfonts-unifont package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: xfonts-unifont
Architecture: all
Version: 1:13.0.03-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Source: unifont
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4138
Depends: xfonts-utils
Suggests: ttf-unifont
Breaks: unifont (<< 1:5.1.20080706)
Replaces: unifont (<< 1:5.1.20080706)
Filename: pool/universe/u/unifont/xfonts-unifont_13.0.03-1_all.deb
Size: 2709556
MD5sum: fd00b96da8c3fb80e8e515aa9619b059
SHA1: c1135b66c8cce35c302b2c706ad2769868f63eff
SHA256: 592f662c8068b6eb3041ab8bab343639a2fefab64a8a74a188a593e4311f06ba
SHA512: 1af982d9b68f6ff2147be656410a5ea5fda69a165e381bc46e331d7a249410f6ea945075deccd53ac4bf03b1fd7f30522bcad1249d3a78483a56e760f832b135
Homepage: https://unifoundry.com/unifont/
Description-en: PCF (bitmap) version of GNU Unifont
This contains three fonts: "Unifont" (unifont.pcf.gz),
"Unifont CSUR" (unifont_csur.pcf.gz), and
"Unifont Sample" (unifont_sample.pcf.gz).
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This is a bitmap version of Unifont in a standard X11 format.
The fonts provide a glyph for each visible code point (character)
in the Unicode Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, or Plane 0). The BMP
contains most of the world's modern writing scripts. These fonts
look best at 12pt.
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unifont.pcf.gz contains Unicode Plane 0 glyphs. This is the main font.
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unifont_sample.pcf.gz contains combining circles for combining characters.
Thus it is suited for illustrating individual Unicode glyphs, whereas
Unifont is intended for general-purpose writing.
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unifont_csur.pcf.gz contains some scripts in the Plane 0 ConScript
Unicode Registry (CSUR). These scripts are not part of the Unicode
Standard, but are a popular use for the Private Use Area (PUA).
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Complex fonts (such as Indic or Semitic scripts, where letters change
shape depending on their position in a word, or such as Mongolian, which
can be written vertically) will not render perfectly. The philosophy
behind this font, though, is that anything meaningful is better than
an empty box for an unknown glyph.
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Consider using the TrueType version instead (ttf-unifont), because
that version is scalable to any point size and has proper combining
character support.
Description-md5: 626188606c250a4b1afb7e3af5b25bb4