How To Install fonts-hosny-thabit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-hosny-thabit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fonts-hosny-thabit
fonts-hosny-thabit is:
Thabit (from Arabic ثابت; 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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-hosny-thabit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
