How To Install gedit-latex-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-latex-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gedit-latex-plugin
gedit-latex-plugin is:
This plugin assist you in a number of task:
- Code Completion: if you type a prefix it shows you all matching commands and the structure and meaning of their arguments. If possible it shows options for the argument the cursor is in.
- Assistants: there are several assistants for frequent tasks like creating the body of a new LaTeX file, inserting a graphics, inserting a table or a matrix, inserting source code listings, inserting BibTeX entries.
- BibTeX Integration: an outline view is created for BibTeX files and the LaTeX completion is aware of bibliographies included per \bibliography and proposes their entries at the \cite command. BibTeX entries may be inserted with the help of a dialog.
- Build System: The build system uses profiles like “PDF”, “DVI” or “PostScript”. Per default the plugin uses rubber for automated document compiling, but you may create your own profiles invoking the LaTeX command chain directly.
There are three methods to install gedit-latex-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gedit-latex-plugin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gedit-latex-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gedit-latex-plugin
Install gedit-latex-plugin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gedit-latex-plugin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gedit-latex-plugin
Install gedit-latex-plugin 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gedit-latex-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gedit-latex-plugin
How To Uninstall gedit-latex-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gedit-latex-plugin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gedit-latex-plugin
Uninstall gedit-latex-plugin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gedit-latex-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gedit-latex-plugin
Remove gedit-latex-plugin Configurations and Data
To remove gedit-latex-plugin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gedit-latex-plugin
Remove gedit-latex-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gedit-latex-plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gedit-latex-plugin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-latex-plugin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
