How To Install musixtex on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install musixtex on Debian 9.
What is musixtex
musixtex is:
This is a transitional package for musixtex to ensure proper upgrade to texlive-music. It can be safely removed after the installation is complete.
There are three methods to install musixtex 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 musixtex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install musixtex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install musixtex
Install musixtex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install musixtex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install musixtex
Install musixtex 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 musixtex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install musixtex
How To Uninstall musixtex on Debian 9
To uninstall only the musixtex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove musixtex
Uninstall musixtex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall musixtex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove musixtex
Remove musixtex Configurations and Data
To remove musixtex configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge musixtex
Remove musixtex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove musixtex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge musixtex
Dependencies
musixtex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install musixtex package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
