How To Install fonts-hosny-thabit on Debian 12

Learn how to install fonts-hosny-thabit on Debian 12 with this tutorial. fonts-hosny-thabit is fixed width OpenType Arabic fonts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-hosny-thabit on Debian 12.

What is fonts-hosny-thabit

fonts-hosny-thabit is:

Thabit (from Arabic ????; fixed) is a fixed width OpenType font family that is supports Arabic script. It is developed by Arabeyes.org as part of Khotot project.

Currently supported languages:

  • Arabic (basic Arabic, no Quranic support yet)
  • Pashto
  • Farsi

There are three methods to install fonts-hosny-thabit on Debian 12. 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-hosny-thabit 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-hosny-thabit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-hosny-thabit

Install fonts-hosny-thabit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fonts-hosny-thabit

Install fonts-hosny-thabit Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-hosny-thabit

How To Uninstall fonts-hosny-thabit on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove fonts-hosny-thabit

Uninstall fonts-hosny-thabit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-hosny-thabit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-hosny-thabit

Remove fonts-hosny-thabit Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-hosny-thabit configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-hosny-thabit

Remove fonts-hosny-thabit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-hosny-thabit

Dependencies

fonts-hosny-thabit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-hosny-thabit package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.