How To Install amiri-fonts on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install amiri-fonts in AlmaLinux 8. amiri-fonts is A classical Arabic font in Naskh style

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amiri-fonts on AlmaLinux 8.

What is amiri-fonts

Amiri is a classical Arabic typeface in Naskh style for typesetting books and other running text. Amiri is a revival of the beautiful typeface pioneered in early 20th century by Bulaq Press in Cairo, also known as Amiria Press, after which the font is named.

We can use yum or dnf to install amiri-fonts on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install amiri-fonts.

Install amiri-fonts on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install amiri-fonts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install amiri-fonts

Install amiri-fonts on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install amiri-fonts using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install amiri-fonts

How To Uninstall amiri-fonts on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the amiri-fonts package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove amiri-fonts

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install amiri-fonts on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.