How To Install xfonts-intl-arabic on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-intl-arabic on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 xfonts-intl-arabic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfonts-intl-arabic
How To Uninstall xfonts-intl-arabic on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfonts-intl-arabic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
