How To Install flatlatex on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install flatlatex on Kali Linux.

What is flatlatex

flatlatex is:

flatlatex is a basic converter from LaTeX math to human readable text math using unicode characters.

It allows one to inline small equations into emails or on instant messaging clients, thus allowing to avoid sending a pdf while still being understandable.

This package provides an executable program that actually converts LaTeX maths to unicode.

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

Install flatlatex Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install flatlatex

Install flatlatex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install flatlatex

Install flatlatex Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install flatlatex

How To Uninstall flatlatex on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove flatlatex

Uninstall flatlatex And Its Dependencies

To uninstall flatlatex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove flatlatex

Remove flatlatex Configurations and Data

To remove flatlatex configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge flatlatex

Remove flatlatex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flatlatex

Dependencies

flatlatex have the following dependencies:

• python3-flatlatex
• python3

References

• flatlatex website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install flatlatex package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.