How To Install dblatex on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dblatex on Debian 10.
What is dblatex
dblatex is:
DocBook to LaTeX Publishing that transforms your SGML/XML DocBook documents to DVI, PostScript or PDF by translating them in pure LaTeX as a first process. MathML 2.0 markups are supported, too. It originally started as a clone of DB2LaTeX, but has been enhanced extensively since then and is actively maintained by the upstream author.
There are three methods to install dblatex 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 dblatex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dblatex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dblatex
Install dblatex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dblatex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dblatex
Install dblatex 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 dblatex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dblatex
How To Uninstall dblatex on Debian 10
To uninstall only the dblatex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dblatex
Uninstall dblatex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dblatex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dblatex
Remove dblatex Configurations and Data
To remove dblatex configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dblatex
Remove dblatex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dblatex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dblatex
Dependencies
dblatex have the following dependencies:
- docbook-xml
- python-apt
- texlive
- texlive-bibtex-extra
- texlive-extra-utils
- texlive-latex-extra
- texlive-science
- xsltproc
- python
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dblatex package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.