[clue-tech] fonts

[Keith Hellman]

On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 06:08:06PM -0600, Bob Meetin wrote:
> so next questionable question.  how do i determine the package name to  
> remove?  if i cruise /usr/share/fonts/ there are 3 folders with  
> additional subcontents:
>
> % ls *
> truetype:
> arphic      kochi       thai        ttf-bitstream-vera     
> ttf-indic-fonts-core
> freefont  openoffice  ttf-arabeyes  ttf-dejavu        unfonts
>
> type1:
> gsfonts
>
> X11:
> 100dpi    75dpi  encodings  misc    Type1  util

Your box should have the dpkg command, try:
  $ dpkg -S /usr/share/fonts/truetype/.../this_font_file
(you need to replace the .../this_font_file with the rest of a 
font file path...).

dpkg -S lists the package the font belongs to.  Then as Anselmi said, do
  $ aptitude purge THE_PACKAGE_NAME

For instance, on my box I get
  $ dpkg -S /usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeMono.ttf
  ttf-freefont: /usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeMono.ttf
so I would use
  $ aptitude purge ttf-freefont

Two caveats:
1. I run debian testing, not Ubuntu, so it would be nice if a Ubuntu
user on the list could confirm that dpkg is there.  I suspect it is, but
I don't have any systems to check that against.
2. This assumes you know the mapping between disk path name and "the
ugly font I see in some font selection dialog box".  I can't honestly
say I know how to determine that mapping...

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