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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola" package

This is a short guide on how to install ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola
Priority: optional
Section: fonts
Installed-Size: 8
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gürkan Myczko
Architecture: all
Source: ttf-ancient-fonts
Version: 2.59-1
Depends: fonts-symbola
Filename: pool/main/t/ttf-ancient-fonts/ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola_2.59-1_all.deb
Size: 1454
MD5sum: 7f6b79a1d8d71253f9dabc4961969a6c
SHA1: 2861cc4488c67558c5c2a631346fd6efc787c289
SHA256: f6d4307ef3b201c4c65c9a6e701e87ad3421602f81db3e96bbb5219c71f7723b
Description-en: symbolic font providing emoji characters from Unicode 7.0 (transitional package)
This dummy package is provided for a smooth transition from the
previous ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola package to the fonts-symbola package.
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It may be safely removed after installation.
Description-md5: 9b29a4f1552e098855d0928006711d05
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