How To Install fonts-arabeyes on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-arabeyes on Kali Linux. fonts-arabeyes is Arabeyes GPL TrueType Arabic fonts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-arabeyes on Kali Linux.

What is fonts-arabeyes

fonts-arabeyes is:

This is a set of TrueType Arabic fonts released under the GNU General Public License by the Arabeyes Project.

There are three methods to install fonts-arabeyes 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 fonts-arabeyes Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-arabeyes

Install fonts-arabeyes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-arabeyes

Install fonts-arabeyes 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 fonts-arabeyes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-arabeyes

How To Uninstall fonts-arabeyes on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-arabeyes

Uninstall fonts-arabeyes And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-arabeyes

Remove fonts-arabeyes Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-arabeyes configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-arabeyes

Remove fonts-arabeyes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-arabeyes

Dependencies

fonts-arabeyes have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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