How To Install ptex-base on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptex-base
on Kali Linux.
What is ptex-base
ptex-base is:
ASCII pTeX is a Japanized TeX distribution.
Together with ptex-bin you have a complete installation.
Includes: platex
There are three methods to install ptex-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 ptex-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 ptex-base
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ptex-base
Install ptex-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ptex-base
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ptex-base
Install ptex-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 ptex-base
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ptex-base
How To Uninstall ptex-base on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ptex-base
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ptex-base
Uninstall ptex-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ptex-base
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ptex-base
Remove ptex-base Configurations and Data
To remove ptex-base
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ptex-base
Remove ptex-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ptex-base
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ptex-base
Dependencies
ptex-base have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptex-base
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.