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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "fonts-symbola" package

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


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall fonts-symbola on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: fonts-symbola
Priority: optional
Section: fonts
Installed-Size: 2966
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gürkan Myczko
Architecture: all
Source: ttf-ancient-fonts
Version: 2.59-1
Replaces: ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola (<< 2.58)
Provides: ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola
Breaks: ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola (<< 2.58)
Filename: pool/main/t/ttf-ancient-fonts/fonts-symbola_2.59-1_all.deb
Size: 1214646
MD5sum: 33be8a46eed5ab480a497d9faa4de57d
SHA1: e101dd290cb954e2f885c3de47d99189f5c50ae7
SHA256: fc7e21ab6e6ba23c439e50caa338328d175d7b29ff06bd8536e1682014091278
Description-en: symbolic font providing emoji characters from Unicode 7.0
This package includes the Symbola font, which contains special symbols and
emoji characters which are encoded in the Unicode Standard 7.0
Description-md5: bfc3f1a68bed65060aa46b4da919934c
Homepage: http://users.teilar.gr/~g1951d/
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, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop