How To Install jlatex209-base on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install jlatex209-base on Debian 9. jlatex209-base is basic NTT JLaTeX 2.09 macro files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jlatex209-base on Debian 9.

What is jlatex209-base

jlatex209-base is:

NTT JLaTeX 2.09 is a Japanized version of LaTeX 2.09. It is obsolete and superseded by JLaTeX 2e which is included in jtex-bin package.

There are three methods to install jlatex209-base on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install jlatex209-base Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install jlatex209-base using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install jlatex209-base

Install jlatex209-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install jlatex209-base using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install jlatex209-base

Install jlatex209-base 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install jlatex209-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jlatex209-base

How To Uninstall jlatex209-base on Debian 9

To uninstall only the jlatex209-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jlatex209-base

Uninstall jlatex209-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jlatex209-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jlatex209-base

Remove jlatex209-base Configurations and Data

To remove jlatex209-base configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jlatex209-base

Remove jlatex209-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove jlatex209-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jlatex209-base

Dependencies

jlatex209-base have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jlatex209-base package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.