How To Install inkscape-textext on Debian 12

Learn how to install inkscape-textext on Debian 12 with this tutorial. inkscape-textext is Re-editable LaTeX graphics for Inkscape

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install inkscape-textext on Debian 12.

What is `inkscape-textext`

inkscape-textext is:

TexText is a Python plugin for the vector graphics editor Inkscape providing the possibility to add and re-edit LaTeX generated SVG elements to your drawing.

Key features . Windows/Linux/MacOS support . LaTeX generated SVG elements can be re-edited later . Multi-line editor with syntax highlighting . Compilation with PdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX or LuaLaTex . Interoperable scaling in TexText and Inkscape . Font size match with Inkscape text . Customizable TeX preamble (additional packages, parskip, parindent, etc.) . Colorization via TeX commands/Inkscape is kept after re-editing . Alignment anchor of the produced output . Preview images

There are three methods to install inkscape-textext on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install inkscape-textext Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install inkscape-textext

Install inkscape-textext Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install inkscape-textext

Install inkscape-textext 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 inkscape-textext using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install inkscape-textext

How To Uninstall inkscape-textext on Debian 12

To uninstall only the inkscape-textext package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove inkscape-textext

Uninstall inkscape-textext And Its Dependencies

To uninstall inkscape-textext and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove inkscape-textext

Remove inkscape-textext Configurations and Data

To remove inkscape-textext configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge inkscape-textext

Remove inkscape-textext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inkscape-textext

Dependencies

inkscape-textext have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install inkscape-textext package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.