How To Install gnuhtml2latex on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuhtml2latex on Debian 9.
What is gnuhtml2latex
gnuhtml2latex is:
gnuhtml2latex is a Perl script that converts HTML files to LaTeX files. It takes list of .html files as arguments and make .tex ones. Can also convert html stdin to latex stdout.
There are three methods to install gnuhtml2latex 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 gnuhtml2latex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnuhtml2latex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnuhtml2latex
Install gnuhtml2latex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnuhtml2latex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnuhtml2latex
Install gnuhtml2latex 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 gnuhtml2latex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnuhtml2latex
How To Uninstall gnuhtml2latex on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gnuhtml2latex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnuhtml2latex
Uninstall gnuhtml2latex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnuhtml2latex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnuhtml2latex
Remove gnuhtml2latex Configurations and Data
To remove gnuhtml2latex configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnuhtml2latex
Remove gnuhtml2latex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnuhtml2latex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnuhtml2latex
Dependencies
gnuhtml2latex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuhtml2latex package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.