How To Install fonts-kacst on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-kacst on Debian 12.
What is fonts-kacst
fonts-kacst is:
This is a set of TrueType Arabic fonts released by the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST).
There are three methods to install fonts-kacst 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-kacst 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-kacst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fonts-kacst
Install fonts-kacst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fonts-kacst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fonts-kacst
Install fonts-kacst 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-kacst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fonts-kacst
How To Uninstall fonts-kacst on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fonts-kacst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fonts-kacst
Uninstall fonts-kacst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fonts-kacst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-kacst
Remove fonts-kacst Configurations and Data
To remove fonts-kacst configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-kacst
Remove fonts-kacst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fonts-kacst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-kacst
Dependencies
fonts-kacst have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-kacst package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
