How To Install texlive-lang-arabic on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-lang-arabic on Ubuntu 18.04.
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
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 – An ArabTeX-like interface 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
hyphen-arabic – (No) Arabic hyphenation patterns.
hyphen-farsi – (No) Persian hyphenation patterns.
imsproc – Typeset IMS conference proceedings
lshort-persian – Persian (Farsi) introduction to LaTeX
luabidi – Bidirectional typesetting with LuaLaTeX
na-box – Arabic-aware version of pas-cours package
persian-bib – Persian translations of classic BibTeX styles
sexam – Package for typesetting arabic exam scripts
simurgh – Typeset Parsi in LuaLaTeX
tram – Typeset tram boxes in LaTeX
xepersian – Persian for LaTeX, using XeTeX
There are three methods to install texlive-lang-arabic 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 texlive-lang-arabic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install texlive-lang-arabic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install texlive-lang-arabic
Install texlive-lang-arabic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install texlive-lang-arabic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install texlive-lang-arabic
Install texlive-lang-arabic 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 texlive-lang-arabic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install texlive-lang-arabic
How To Uninstall texlive-lang-arabic on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the texlive-lang-arabic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove texlive-lang-arabic
Uninstall texlive-lang-arabic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall texlive-lang-arabic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove texlive-lang-arabic
Remove texlive-lang-arabic Configurations and Data
To remove texlive-lang-arabic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge texlive-lang-arabic
Remove 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-arabic
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-lang-arabic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.