How To Install texlive-lang-arabic on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-lang-arabic on Kali Linux.
What is texlive-lang-arabic
texlive-lang-arabic is:
Support for Arabic and Persian.
This package includes the following CTAN packages:
alkalami – A font for Arabic-based writing systems in Nigeria and Niger
alpha-persian – Persian version of alpha.bst
amiri – A classical Arabic typeface, Naskh style
arabi – (La)TeX support for Arabic and Farsi, compliant with Babel
arabi-add – Using hyperref and bookmark packages with arabic and farsi languages
arabluatex – ArabTeX for LuaLaTeX
arabtex – Macros and fonts for typesetting Arabic
bidi – Bidirectional typesetting in plain TeX and LaTeX, using XeTeX
bidihl – Experimental bidi-aware text highlighting
dad – Simple typesetting system for mixed Arabic/Latin documents
ghab – Typeset ghab boxes in LaTeX
hvarabic – Macros for RTL typesetting
hyphen-arabic – (No) Arabic hyphenation patterns.
hyphen-farsi – (No) Persian hyphenation patterns.
imsproc – Typeset IMS conference proceedings
kurdishlipsum – A ’lipsum’ package for the Kurdish language
lshort-persian – Persian (Farsi) introduction to LaTeX
luabidi – Bidi functions for LuaTeX
na-box – Arabic-aware version of pas-cours package
persian-bib – Persian translations of classic BibTeX styles
quran – An easy way to typeset any part of The Holy Quran
sexam – Package for typesetting arabic exam scripts
simurgh – Typeset Parsi in LuaLaTeX
texnegar – Kashida justification in XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX
tram – Typeset tram boxes in LaTeX
xepersian – Persian for LaTeX, using XeTeX
xepersian-hm – Fixes kashida feature in xepersian package
There are three methods to install texlive-lang-arabic 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 texlive-lang-arabic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install texlive-lang-arabic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install texlive-lang-arabicInstall texlive-lang-arabic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install texlive-lang-arabic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install texlive-lang-arabicInstall texlive-lang-arabic 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install texlive-lang-arabic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install texlive-lang-arabicHow To Uninstall texlive-lang-arabic on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the texlive-lang-arabic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove texlive-lang-arabicUninstall texlive-lang-arabic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall texlive-lang-arabic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove texlive-lang-arabicRemove texlive-lang-arabic Configurations and Data
To remove texlive-lang-arabic configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge texlive-lang-arabicRemove texlive-lang-arabic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove texlive-lang-arabic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texlive-lang-arabicDependencies
texlive-lang-arabic have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-lang-arabic package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.