How to Install and Uninstall xfonts-unifont Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: July 05,2024

1. Install "xfonts-unifont" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install xfonts-unifont on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall xfonts-unifont on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xfonts-unifont package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: xfonts-unifont
Architecture: all
Version: 1:13.0.06-1
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: 4140
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_13.0.06-1_all.deb
Size: 2705516
MD5sum: d8fbb0ecc37506d66d11d6fe9e61953d
SHA1: 0f593dbd2361778a3e9c58023df63be5f8eb08cb
SHA256: d163c1d542684d7bdd1679aa920150aef63692f99cb2dbb6f40e6dc810fd0e3a
SHA512: ae67e1c5a94845e3d933a1898762337acf9083adbee4306fe8dd509449176504946848d4a550d81a97ffdd8ba1dad35d76091afddd04ecbdf248ed66c40fc979
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