How To Install latex209-bin on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install latex209-bin on Debian 9. latex209-bin is latex209 command for LaTeX 2.09 25-mar-1992 version

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install latex209-bin on Debian 9.

What is latex209-bin

latex209-bin 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LaTeX 2.09 is obsolete.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-bin 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 latex209-bin 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-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install latex209-bin

Install latex209-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install latex209-bin

Install latex209-bin 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 latex209-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install latex209-bin

How To Uninstall latex209-bin on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove latex209-bin

Uninstall latex209-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall latex209-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove latex209-bin

Remove latex209-bin Configurations and Data

To remove latex209-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge latex209-bin

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

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

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

Dependencies

latex209-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install latex209-bin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.