How To Install texlive-plain-extra on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-plain-extra on Debian 10.
What is texlive-plain-extra
texlive-plain-extra is:
This is a transitional package for texlive-plain-extra to ensure proper upgrade to texlive-plain-generic. It can be safely removed after the installation is complete.
There are three methods to install texlive-plain-extra 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 texlive-plain-extra 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-plain-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install texlive-plain-extra
Install texlive-plain-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install texlive-plain-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install texlive-plain-extra
Install texlive-plain-extra 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-plain-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install texlive-plain-extra
How To Uninstall texlive-plain-extra on Debian 10
To uninstall only the texlive-plain-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove texlive-plain-extra
Uninstall texlive-plain-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall texlive-plain-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove texlive-plain-extra
Remove texlive-plain-extra Configurations and Data
To remove texlive-plain-extra configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge texlive-plain-extra
Remove texlive-plain-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove texlive-plain-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texlive-plain-extra
Dependencies
texlive-plain-extra have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-plain-extra package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
