As language source is set to Arabic system should output ٠ ١ ٢ ٣ instead of 0 1 2 3, noting that my regional formats are set to Arabic (jordan)
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Please provide more details. Where do you want you to have arabic numbers? In terminal or in word processor? – Jan 20 '19 at 18:05
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I would like to have it System wide – Suhayb Jan 20 '19 at 18:12
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1`0123` are Arabic digits used in North Africa, `٠١٢٣` are Arabic-Indic digits used in Middle East. See Wikipedia – user.dz Oct 16 '19 at 16:13
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- In LibreOffice: Go to:
Tools > Options > Language settings > Complex text layout
Then choose context or Hindi instead of Arabic.
- In terminal:
Download this package, it's a .deb file; you can install it using:
sudo apt install ./name.deb (or sudo apt install /path/to/package/name.deb)
For further information, look at this links:
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This worked for me in Ubuntu 20
- Go to
setting - Choose
region & language - In
input sourcesclick the+ - Choose from
Arabic(Jordan)Arabic(qwerty/digits) - Remove the old Arabic language from garbage icon that in its raw
That's all. Problem should be fixed system wide now. This idea I take it from this answer

Marc Vanhoomissen
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