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

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "fonts-inconsolata" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install fonts-inconsolata on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall fonts-inconsolata on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fonts-inconsolata
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fonts-inconsolata package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: fonts-inconsolata
Priority: optional
Section: universe/fonts
Installed-Size: 136
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Architecture: all
Version: 001.010-5
Replaces: ttf-inconsolata (<< 001.010-3)
Breaks: ttf-inconsolata (<< 001.010-3)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fonts-inconsolata/fonts-inconsolata_001.010-5_all.deb
Size: 61792
MD5sum: d0aff5c9aa9084d08fb7c631ba10d9aa
SHA1: ddc47b5cd0b240ce25dc0ed4f803c9e7a47511b9
SHA256: 087775139169b52fce4ae761deee544720b414692558974c68e5b9bcd1d29857
Description-en: monospace font for pretty code listings and for the terminal
Inconsolata is a monospace font, designed for code listings and the like, in
print. There are a great many "programmer fonts," designed primarily for use
on the screen, but in most cases do not have the attention to detail for high
resolution rendering.
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The Fontforge .sfd and the Spiro .plate extended sources are available on the
upstream website and in the source package. A Type1 version of the font is also
available.
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This is work in progress. It is released under the SIL Open Font License.
Completion of this font is being generously sponsored by the TeX Users Group
Development Fund. If you like this font and want to see more sponsored and
released freely, please consider donating to TUG's Libre Font Fund.
Description-md5: f1d6a595df93b739e7301b1432bb6802
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.levien.com/type/myfonts/inconsolata.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntustudio-fonts