How To Install node-katex on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-katex on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is node-katex
node-katex is:
KaTeX is a fast, easy-to-use JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web.
KaTeX supports all major browsers, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, Edge, and IE 9 - IE 11.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-katex on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install node-katex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install node-katex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-katex
Install node-katex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-katex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-katex
Install node-katex 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install node-katex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-katex
How To Uninstall node-katex on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the node-katex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-katex
Uninstall node-katex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-katex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-katex
Remove node-katex Configurations and Data
To remove node-katex configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-katex
Remove node-katex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-katex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-katex
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-katex package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
