How to Install and Uninstall fonts-dejavu Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 30,2024

You can also install and uninstall the fonts-dejavu on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "fonts-dejavu" package

This tutorial shows how to install fonts-dejavu on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall fonts-dejavu on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fonts-dejavu
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fonts-dejavu package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: fonts-dejavu
Architecture: all
Version: 2.37-2build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/fonts
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 39
Depends: fonts-dejavu-core, fonts-dejavu-extra
Filename: pool/universe/f/fonts-dejavu/fonts-dejavu_2.37-2build1_all.deb
Size: 3192
MD5sum: 796568146b8c8cef848ab26f877fa9a8
SHA1: c46c1c3ddcb4cf2e09f94e6f1e31b3e07d388e7f
SHA256: 83e43fdb9248647fd5dbcb797cead127f2bc80a992312795be42b0b365907dd5
SHA512: 93903ee562490c5769b2f31517944487b6a702391d2bfe51d01eaadbfe18379b647466e3b0a0fbdb60c65e11891bea1f5cb6d6eb5e09eeceb957b670b1a5a742
Homepage: https://dejavu-fonts.github.io/
Description: metapackage to pull in fonts-dejavu-core and fonts-dejavu-extra
Description-md5: 168fb05000ceed15f5c61146d1002737
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntustudio-publishing