How To Install katex on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install katex on Debian 11. katex is Fast math typesetting for the web (command line interface)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install katex on Debian 11.

What is katex

katex is:

KaTeX is a fast, easy-to-use JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web.

KaTeX supports all major browsers, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, Edge, and IE 9 - IE 11.

This package provides a command line interface for KaTeX, which can be used to render TeX to HTML. By default, CLI will take the input from standard input.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install katex on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install katex Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install katex

Install katex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install katex using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install katex

Install katex 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 katex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install katex

How To Uninstall katex on Debian 11

To uninstall only the katex package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove katex

Uninstall katex And Its Dependencies

To uninstall katex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove katex

Remove katex Configurations and Data

To remove katex configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge katex

Remove katex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge katex

Dependencies

katex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install katex package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.