How To Install foiltex on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is foiltex

foiltex is:

foiltex is a set of LaTeX style files that makes it easy to prepare material for video or overhead projection, such as transparencies, slides, and computer-projected presentations.

It allows the user to manipulate the text typeface and size for display and create header and footer material, and includes special environments for scientific and mathematical presentations.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install foiltex

Install foiltex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install foiltex

Install foiltex 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 foiltex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install foiltex

How To Uninstall foiltex on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove foiltex

Uninstall foiltex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove foiltex

Remove foiltex Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge foiltex

Remove foiltex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge foiltex

Dependencies

foiltex have the following dependencies:

• dpkg
• tex-common
• texlive-latex-base

References

• foiltex website

Summary

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