How To Install xfonts-intl-arabic on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-intl-arabic on Kali Linux. xfonts-intl-arabic is international fonts for X - Arabic

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-intl-arabic on Kali Linux.

What is xfonts-intl-arabic

xfonts-intl-arabic is:

This package includes some Arabic fonts (digits and single and double column characters). You will need these fonts if you plan to view, print, or author documents written in an Arabic script.

The fonts are for use with the X Window System.

There are three methods to install xfonts-intl-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 xfonts-intl-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 xfonts-intl-arabic using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfonts-intl-arabic

Install xfonts-intl-arabic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-intl-arabic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfonts-intl-arabic

Install xfonts-intl-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install xfonts-intl-arabic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-intl-arabic

How To Uninstall xfonts-intl-arabic on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xfonts-intl-arabic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfonts-intl-arabic

Uninstall xfonts-intl-arabic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfonts-intl-arabic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfonts-intl-arabic

Remove xfonts-intl-arabic Configurations and Data

To remove xfonts-intl-arabic configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfonts-intl-arabic

Remove xfonts-intl-arabic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfonts-intl-arabic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfonts-intl-arabic

Dependencies

xfonts-intl-arabic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-intl-arabic package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.