How to Install and Uninstall lmodern Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "lmodern" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install lmodern on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                lmodern
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "lmodern" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall lmodern on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: lmodern
Priority: optional
Section: tex
Installed-Size: 33270
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian TeX maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 2.004.5-1
Replaces: lm, lmodern-x11
Depends: tex-common (>= 6), fonts-lmodern (= 2.004.5-1)
Conflicts: context (<= 2008.10.31-1), lm, lmodern-x11
Filename: pool/main/l/lmodern/lmodern_2.004.5-1_all.deb
Size: 9570890
MD5sum: 7abfb0d036e7bcdbe4f80f22fb6b0c28
SHA1: 7bc054968a4e05f1dda1378bc69cac9c31c9d369
SHA256: 49ca1b735cef6553be18c67c336c778592f033d182715eaed26569d4426eae0e
Description-en: scalable PostScript and OpenType fonts based on Computer Modern
The Latin Modern fonts, also known as "lm fonts", are a set of
scalable fonts in PostScript Type 1 and OpenType formats. They are
based on the PostScript Type 1 version of the Computer Modern fonts
and contain many additional characters (mostly accented ones).
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This package provides TeX support and Type1 (PostScript) fonts. If only
the OpenType fonts are needed, please see the package fonts-lmodern.
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See the description for fonts-lmodern package for more information.
Description-md5: ec713c966ceae093764ea52f6cc1a541
Homepage: http://www.gust.org.pl/projects/e-foundry/latin-modern/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntustudio-fonts