How to Install and Uninstall xfonts-a12k12 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "xfonts-a12k12" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install xfonts-a12k12 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xfonts-a12k12
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xfonts-a12k12" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall xfonts-a12k12 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xfonts-a12k12
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xfonts-a12k12 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xfonts-a12k12
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 232
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
Architecture: all
Version: 1-11
Replaces: a12k12
Depends: xfonts-utils (>= 1:7.5+2)
Suggests: xfs | xserver
Conflicts: a12k12, xbase-clients (<< 4.0)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xfonts-a12k12/xfonts-a12k12_1-11_all.deb
Size: 143122
MD5sum: 70736c4550a87a78d1cd03251918fb50
SHA1: bea1e80160261b3e4142279e499e77d970e2067a
SHA256: c2709e1ab39d0adfe9664b4ab423f1457f170f33f845c8d91b4c4ee9bf4d43e0
Description-en: 12-dot Kanji & ASCII fonts for X
This package provides 12-dot fonts for Japanese (ASCII and Kana/Kanji).
It provides:
- a12: 12-dot ASCII fonts
- k12: 12-dot Kanji fonts
Description-md5: b89f6723cedbfa4030d4e9e2fff10fdb
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu