How To Install mathtex on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mathtex on Debian 10.
What is mathtex
mathtex is:
MathTeX is a cgi program that lets you easily embed LaTeX math in your own html pages, blogs, wikis, etc. It parses a LaTeX math expression and immediately emits the corresponding gif (or png) image, rather than the usual TeX dvi.
There are three methods to install mathtex 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 mathtex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mathtex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mathtex
Install mathtex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mathtex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mathtex
Install mathtex 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 mathtex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mathtex
How To Uninstall mathtex on Debian 10
To uninstall only the mathtex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mathtex
Uninstall mathtex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mathtex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mathtex
Remove mathtex Configurations and Data
To remove mathtex configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mathtex
Remove mathtex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mathtex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mathtex
Dependencies
mathtex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mathtex package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
