How To Install texlive-htmlxml on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-htmlxml on Debian 9. texlive-htmlxml is TeX Live

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-htmlxml on Debian 9.

What is texlive-htmlxml

texlive-htmlxml is:

Packages to convert LaTeX to XML/HTML, and typeset XML/SGML.

This package includes the following CTAN packages:

classpack – XML mastering for LaTeX classes and packages

jadetex – Macros supporting Jade DSSSL output

passivetex – Support package for XML/SGML typesetting

tex4ht – Convert (La)TeX to HTML/XML

xmltex – Support for parsing XML documents

xmltexconfig –

There are three methods to install texlive-htmlxml 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 texlive-htmlxml Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install texlive-htmlxml

Install texlive-htmlxml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install texlive-htmlxml

Install texlive-htmlxml 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 texlive-htmlxml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install texlive-htmlxml

How To Uninstall texlive-htmlxml on Debian 9

To uninstall only the texlive-htmlxml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove texlive-htmlxml

Uninstall texlive-htmlxml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove texlive-htmlxml

Remove texlive-htmlxml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge texlive-htmlxml

Remove texlive-htmlxml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texlive-htmlxml

Dependencies

texlive-htmlxml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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