How to Install and Uninstall fonts-indic Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "fonts-indic" package

This tutorial shows how to install fonts-indic on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fonts-indic
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fonts-indic" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall fonts-indic on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fonts-indic
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fonts-indic package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: fonts-indic
Architecture: all
Version: 2:1.4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: metapackages
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9
Depends: fonts-beng, fonts-deva, fonts-gujr, fonts-guru, fonts-knda, fonts-mlym, fonts-orya, fonts-pagul, fonts-taml, fonts-telu
Breaks: ttf-indic-fonts (<< 2:1.0)
Replaces: ttf-indic-fonts
Filename: pool/main/f/fonts-indic/fonts-indic_1.4_all.deb
Size: 3456
MD5sum: 9a82142136124b9632fdcb4a3d17c80c
SHA1: 39980f03c67666f46b31c3ae71cf3a9f55b24043
SHA256: 6d73244659f206cada1278345c5ec7a0b47ed14783bd7a0ffab14ce98b19f58c
SHA512: 0cf1c046a86e550f993f5dd369cd79b69f3011aba519636edbd021c3591b958c52ce1ea9b99a31d0539ce647931d6a7477bb68fafdaec89a0a409cb0eee5482d
Description-en: Meta package to install all Indian language fonts
This metapackage merely depends on the various free Indian language font
packages available in Debian. Use this if you want fonts for every Indian
language.
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The following metapackages will be pulled down as dependency which
will in turn pull down real font packages.
* fonts-beng
* fonts-deva
* fonts-gujr
* fonts-guru
* fonts-knda
* fonts-mlym
* fonts-orya
* fonts-pagul
* fonts-taml
* fonts-telu
Description-md5: 3e9c981d636462e1aaf7a0754d0160fe
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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi