How To Install python-sagetex on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sagetex on Debian 9. python-sagetex is Embed Sage code and plots into LaTeX – Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sagetex on Debian 9.

What is python-sagetex

python-sagetex is:

The SageTeX LaTeX package allows you to embed code, results of computations, and plots from the SageMath mathematics software suite into LaTeX documents. SageMath is an open-source Computer Algebra System (CAS).

This package provides the Python material that interact with SageMath.

There are three methods to install python-sagetex 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 python-sagetex 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-sagetex using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-sagetex

Install python-sagetex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-sagetex

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-sagetex

How To Uninstall python-sagetex on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-sagetex

Uninstall python-sagetex And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-sagetex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sagetex

Remove python-sagetex Configurations and Data

To remove python-sagetex configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-sagetex

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-sagetex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sagetex package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.