How To Install sil-scheherazade-fonts on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install sil-scheherazade-fonts in AlmaLinux 8. sil-scheherazade-fonts is An Arabic script unicode font

Introduction

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

What is sil-scheherazade-fonts

Scheherazade, named after the heroine of the classic Arabian Nights tale, is designed in a similar style to traditional typefaces such as Monotype Naskh, extended to cover the full Unicode Arabic repertoire.

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

Install sil-scheherazade-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 sil-scheherazade-fonts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sil-scheherazade-fonts

Install sil-scheherazade-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 sil-scheherazade-fonts using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sil-scheherazade-fonts

How To Uninstall sil-scheherazade-fonts on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove sil-scheherazade-fonts

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Summary

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