The zekr project3/24/2023 ![]() ![]() On Linux, although it works perfectly ( related bug report), it's not very easy to have it work for a Linux newbie. On Mac, Zekr cannot be closed if audio player is used (and should be forcefully closed). With the new audio player mode, although Zekr recitation support was meaningfully improved, there are some problems for our Linux and Mac. We gradually enhanced our recitation support up to Zekr 0.7.5: made recitation file format simpler, added shortcut key support, added different playing modes for special items, added playing scope, made installing offline recitations easier. not able to wait between consequent playbacks.not able to play an aya (verse) twice or more.not able to continue playing when end of a page was reached.Moreover we have other restrictions with flash player. Flash was a non-free package in Linux and it wasn't included in recent Linux distributions. As a result we integrated an embedded HTTP server (based on NanoHTTPD), which was there until Zekr 0.7.5 beta 1, in which we completely redesigned audio playback system.Īlthough integrating with a flash player was done, we had many issues with flash plugin in Linux, Mac and even Windows. For example, instead of loading page HTMLs from file://, we had to load it through Otherwise, flash security prevents JavaScript intraction between Zekr and the player. This method of playing was not easy to implement and we had to do a lot of hacks to have it work. We used a tricky way of playing mp3 files, which was to have a flash script play audio, and controlled via JavaScript methods and callbacks. Three years ago, Zekr 0.6.5 was released (code named Zekr Ramadan Edition, ZRE), in which we first introduced audio playback support. zekr.shĥ) If you have successfully run Zekr, and the window is really showing, then put Zekr into your menu (see previous section)īy finishing these 5 steps you have successfully installed Zekr.Zekr used a flash player for recitation playback ![]() Note: if you find any newer version, download the newer version instead of these.ġ) Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) first by command: sudo apt-get install default-jreĢ) Extract the file into your Downloads/ folderģ) You get a program named zekr.sh inside the Download/zekr/ folderĤ) Run the program by the command. Get Zekr program package either it's 32 bit or 64 bit from Zekr's Sourceforge page : **) Different to KDE Menu Editor, Alacarte does not accept '~' (tilde) sign so you need to type the folder address instead. *) Ubuntu 18.04 does not bring Alacarte, so, you need to install it first: sudo apt-get install alacarte Now look up your Ubuntu menu and Zekr should be there. Before reading the installation section, you may see how easy to put the manually installed Zekr into your desktop menu.ġ) For Ubuntu (GNOME): use Alacarte Menu Editor*: select a section from the right panel > press New Item > type the name Zekr and the description Zekr Quran Reader and the command** bash Downloads/zekr/zekr.sh > press OK button. So this article takes it place for you, this explains how you Ubuntu 18.04 user can install Zekr in easy way + have a very good Arabic font to display the Quran. The last version to have Zekr was 17.10, a version before 18.04. But on this 18.04, we cannot do it anymore, because Zekr has been removed from the repository. ![]() Previously, we can perform sudo apt-get install zekr in any Ubuntu version before the 18.04. Subscribe to UbuntuBuzz Telegram Channel to get article updates directly. Don't worry, although Zekr is not present anymore in the Bionic repository, we still can install it manually by these instructions. And, I suggest you here to use Amiri Quran font with Zekr because I find it's the best for now. You will need to download the Zekr program itself, install Java on your system then, and finally install Zekr correctly. This tutorial explains how to install Zekr on 18.04 and configure a good font for it.
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