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

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "xfonts-unifont" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xfonts-unifont
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xfonts-unifont" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xfonts-unifont on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: xfonts-unifont
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 4131
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paul Hardy
Architecture: all
Source: unifont
Version: 1:8.0.01-1
Replaces: unifont (<< 1:5.1.20080706)
Depends: xfonts-utils
Suggests: ttf-unifont
Conflicts: unifont (<< 1:5.1.20080706)
Filename: pool/main/u/unifont/xfonts-unifont_8.0.01-1_all.deb
Size: 2670054
MD5sum: 999f5622403943a64135fad20bc60a78
SHA1: 1267844add163cd13643f682577415338ce99217
SHA256: d93dcafa36b3c1394a48f038d825b432eea108a501cba6480b923bbd0f0048f7
Description-en: PCF (bitmap) version of GNU Unifont
This contains two fonts: "Unifont" (unifont.pcf.gz) and
"Unifont Sample" (unifont_sample.pcf.gz).
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This is a bitmap version of Unifont and Unifont Sample in a
standard X11 format. The fonts provide a glyph for each visible
code point (character) in the Unicode Basic Multilingual Plane
(Plane 0). Plane 0 contains most of the world's modern writing
scripts. These fonts look best at 12pt.
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Unifont Sample contains combining circles for combining characters,
and so is suited for illustrating individual Unicode glyphs, whereas
Unifont is intended for general-purpose writing.
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Complex fonts (such as Indic or Semitic scripts, where letters
change shape depending on their position in a word, or such as
Mongolian, which is written vertically) will not render perfectly.
The philosophy behind Unifont, though, is that anything meaningful
is better than an empty box for a unknown glyph.
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Consider using the TrueType version instead (ttf-unifont), because
that version is scalable to any point size and has proper combining
character support.
Description-md5: 8e141e66af37a4f88539c6e40f5177cb
Homepage: http://unifoundry.com
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y