How To Install alqalam on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install alqalam on Kali Linux.

What is alqalam

alqalam is:

AlQalam (``the pen’’ in Arabic) is a freely available system intended for typesetting the Qur’an, other traditional texts, and any publications in the languages using the Arabic script.

There are three methods to install alqalam on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install alqalam Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install alqalam using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install alqalam

Install alqalam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install alqalam using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install alqalam

Install alqalam Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install alqalam using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install alqalam

How To Uninstall alqalam on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the alqalam package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove alqalam

Uninstall alqalam And Its Dependencies

To uninstall alqalam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove alqalam

Remove alqalam Configurations and Data

To remove alqalam configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge alqalam

Remove alqalam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove alqalam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge alqalam

Dependencies

alqalam have the following dependencies:

• tex-common
• texlive-lang-arabic
• texlive-latex-base

References

• alqalam website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install alqalam package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.