How To Install python-latexcodec on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-latexcodec on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-latexcodec is LaTeX lexer and codec library for Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-latexcodec on Debian 10.

What is python-latexcodec

python-latexcodec is:

latexcodec is a Python library for converting from and into LaTeX encoding. It includes a codec module which contains classes and functions for LaTeX code translation, and a module for lexing LaTeX code, which includes general purpose base classes for incremental LaTeX decoders and encoders.

This package contains the modules for Python2.

There are three methods to install python-latexcodec on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-latexcodec Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-latexcodec using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-latexcodec

Install python-latexcodec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-latexcodec

Install python-latexcodec 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 python-latexcodec using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-latexcodec

How To Uninstall python-latexcodec on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-latexcodec package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-latexcodec

Uninstall python-latexcodec And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-latexcodec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-latexcodec

Remove python-latexcodec Configurations and Data

To remove python-latexcodec configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-latexcodec

Remove python-latexcodec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-latexcodec

Dependencies

python-latexcodec have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-latexcodec package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.