How To Install ptex-jtex on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptex-jtex
on Kali Linux.
What is ptex-jtex
ptex-jtex is:
ASCII jTeX is Japanese TeX, designed by ASCII corporation.
In this version, ‘jtex’ and ‘jlatex’ are renamed as ‘ajtex’ and ‘ajlatex’, respectively. And these programs are compiled with a recent ptex, which is included in texlive-binaries package. Note ajlatex is of latex209 version.
Note ptex in texlive-binaries needs to use option “–kanji=euc” for a file in EUC-JP encoding, so please add “–kanji=euc” for ajtex/ajlatex commands.
There are three methods to install ptex-jtex
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-jtex 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-jtex
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ptex-jtex
Install ptex-jtex Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ptex-jtex
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ptex-jtex
Install ptex-jtex 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-jtex
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ptex-jtex
How To Uninstall ptex-jtex on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ptex-jtex
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ptex-jtex
Uninstall ptex-jtex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ptex-jtex
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ptex-jtex
Remove ptex-jtex Configurations and Data
To remove ptex-jtex
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ptex-jtex
Remove ptex-jtex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ptex-jtex
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ptex-jtex
Dependencies
ptex-jtex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptex-jtex
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.