How To Install inkscape-textext on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install inkscape-textext on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, 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 Ubuntu 22.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install inkscape-textext package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.