How to Install and Uninstall fonts-freefont-ttf Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "fonts-freefont-ttf" package

This tutorial shows how to install fonts-freefont-ttf on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "fonts-freefont-ttf" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall fonts-freefont-ttf on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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-freefont-ttf package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: fonts-freefont-ttf
Priority: optional
Section: fonts
Installed-Size: 10613
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Architecture: all
Source: fonts-freefont
Version: 20120503-4
Replaces: ttf-freefont (<< 20120503-1)
Provides: ttf-freefont
Breaks: ttf-freefont (<< 20120503-1)
Filename: pool/main/f/fonts-freefont/fonts-freefont-ttf_20120503-4_all.deb
Size: 4140296
MD5sum: 6badd2b9f94417d1a8fb4c0682829787
SHA1: b4ac1db35d40cd412674d3f2fac17af9df42030a
SHA256: 993554c34ff6f24087ac2efa37631f7131f4ef3077495fd21dfb451981ba7904
Description-en: Freefont Serif, Sans and Mono Truetype fonts
Freefont is a set of free high-quality TrueType fonts covering the UCS
character set. These fonts are similar to the widely known Helvetica,
Times and Courier fonts.
Description-md5: bcd17b715258e4f7c257d125d8ee8d2c
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/freefont/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop