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How can allow the terminal on Linux to write Arabic without reversing its words?

For example, when I write "زمالك" it is written from left to right. How can I fix this?

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It's a known bug. Check out mlterm.

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  1. Install the following packages:

    sudo apt-get install libfribidi0 libfribidi-dev
    
  2. Download & install bicon.

  3. Open /usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop in any editor you like:

    gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop
    
  4. Add the following lines to the end of the file:

    Terminal=true
    Exec=/usr/bin/bicon.bin
    
  5. If you have a terminal icon on your desktop, remove it and make a new one.

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GNOME Terminal version 3.34 supports right to left scripts such as Arabic, and so do other VTE-based emulators (e.g. Tilix, Terminator, Xfce Terminal, Guake...) if using VTE version 0.58.

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