How To Install tex4ht on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tex4ht on Debian 9.
What is tex4ht
tex4ht is:
This is a transitional package for tex4ht to ensure proper upgrade to texlive-htmlxml. It can be safely removed after the installation is complete.
There are three methods to install tex4ht 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 tex4ht Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tex4ht using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tex4ht
Install tex4ht Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tex4ht using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tex4ht
Install tex4ht 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 tex4ht using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tex4ht
How To Uninstall tex4ht on Debian 9
To uninstall only the tex4ht package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tex4ht
Uninstall tex4ht And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tex4ht and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tex4ht
Remove tex4ht Configurations and Data
To remove tex4ht configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tex4ht
Remove tex4ht configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tex4ht configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tex4ht
Dependencies
tex4ht have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tex4ht package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
