How To Install latex209-base on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install latex209-base on Kali Linux. latex209-base is macro files of LaTeX 2.09 25-mar-1992 version

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install latex209-base on Kali Linux.

What is latex209-base

latex209-base is:

LaTeX 2.09 is obsolete. Use LaTeX 2e. This package is for those who want to use old style files.

There are three methods to install latex209-base on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install latex209-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 latex209-base using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install latex209-base

Install latex209-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install latex209-base using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install latex209-base

Install latex209-base Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install latex209-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install latex209-base

How To Uninstall latex209-base on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the latex209-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove latex209-base

Uninstall latex209-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall latex209-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove latex209-base

Remove latex209-base Configurations and Data

To remove latex209-base configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge latex209-base

Remove latex209-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove latex209-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge latex209-base

Dependencies

latex209-base have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install latex209-base package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.