How To Install etoolbox on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install etoolbox on Debian 9. etoolbox is TeX Live

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install etoolbox on Debian 9.

What is etoolbox

etoolbox is:

This is a transitional package for etoolbox to ensure proper upgrade to texlive-latex-extra. It can be safely removed after the installation is complete.

There are three methods to install etoolbox 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 etoolbox Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install etoolbox

Install etoolbox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install etoolbox

Install etoolbox 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 etoolbox using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install etoolbox

How To Uninstall etoolbox on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove etoolbox

Uninstall etoolbox And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove etoolbox

Remove etoolbox Configurations and Data

To remove etoolbox configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge etoolbox

Remove etoolbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge etoolbox

Dependencies

etoolbox have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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