These font packages are recommended packages, and can be easily uninstalled (or not installed in the first place with --no-install- recommends).
$ apt depends xubuntu-desktop xubuntu-desktop ... Depends: fonts-dejavu-core Depends: fonts-freefont-ttf ... Recommends: fonts-indic Recommends: fonts-kacst-one Recommends: fonts-khmeros-core Recommends: fonts-lao Recommends: fonts-liberation Recommends: fonts-lklug-sinhala Recommends: fonts-noto-cjk Recommends: fonts-noto-hinted Recommends: fonts-opensymbol Recommends: fonts-sil-abyssinica Recommends: fonts-sil-padauk Recommends: fonts-symbola Recommends: fonts-thai-tlwg Recommends: fonts-tibetan-machine Recommends: fonts-ubuntu ... Same output for xubuntu-core. Xubuntu 18.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1590333 Title: xubuntu cluttering the system with useless fonts To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-meta/+bug/1590333/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
