How to Install and Uninstall fonts-xfree86-nonfree Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 21,2024

You can also install and uninstall the fonts-xfree86-nonfree 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-xfree86-nonfree" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install fonts-xfree86-nonfree 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-xfree86-nonfree" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall fonts-xfree86-nonfree on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 fonts-xfree86-nonfree package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: fonts-xfree86-nonfree
Architecture: all
Version: 4.2.1-8
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/fonts
Source: xfonts-scalable-nonfree
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 907
Depends: fontconfig
Suggests: xfstt
Breaks: ttf-xfree86-nonfree (<< 4.2.1-6)
Replaces: ttf-xfree86-nonfree (<< 4.2.1-6)
Filename: pool/multiverse/x/xfonts-scalable-nonfree/fonts-xfree86-nonfree_4.2.1-8_all.deb
Size: 279688
MD5sum: 092f904f7fbf8ca0a94b431986e979cc
SHA1: 3f13ce59ac27e3315a69262c845298c9e04f962c
SHA256: a985c81e0e5a8469060b01fbddaa42793f37a87b54fc20486e5757a83fd69120
SHA512: 9d12afd877b082d60d7f9c8a5b837cbb690aa5b268eceda9d65d905604dfde0b49e7d04f3a8fa1df89f511412568ec4e5e8e63e667e2209a2068e5345d70d12a
Description: non-free TrueType fonts from XFree86
Description-md5: 776b473d83a6281289d5af0df1b28a34
Task: ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-fonts