How to Install and Uninstall fonts-sil-harmattan Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "fonts-sil-harmattan" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install fonts-sil-harmattan on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fonts-sil-harmattan
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fonts-sil-harmattan" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall fonts-sil-harmattan on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fonts-sil-harmattan package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: fonts-sil-harmattan
Priority: optional
Section: universe/fonts
Installed-Size: 1071
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Architecture: all
Version: 1.00-1
Suggests: libgraphite2-3
Filename: pool/universe/f/fonts-sil-harmattan/fonts-sil-harmattan_1.00-1_all.deb
Size: 523298
MD5sum: 879a0ca441b702590feb390bcbecd836
SHA1: 392b6154ec633ad42ba8793e3ee46d3ac83b3e22
SHA256: 1b3b08b16c01b344091f08efbeee3b72d6309b3c8224f0d4d621469f02e17881
Description-en: Arabic script font for West African languages
Harmattan, named after the trade winds that blow during the winter in West
Africa, is designed in a Warsh style to suit the needs of languages using
the Arabic script in West Africa.
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Harmattan does not cover the full Unicode Arabic repertoire. It only supports
characters known to be used by languages in West Africa.
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Harmattan makes use of state-of-the-art font technologies to support complex
typographic issues. Font smarts are implemented using OpenType and Graphite
technologies.
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Harmattan provides a simplified rendering of Arabic script, using basic
connecting glyphs but not including a wide variety of additional ligatures
or contextual alternates (only the required lam-alef ligatures). This
simplified style is often preferred for clarity, especially in non-Arabic
languages, but may be considered unattractive in more traditional and
literate communities.
Description-md5: 78e3e74d3beb4b7b27557b64b6b7de8a
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://scripts.sil.org/Harmattan
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu