How To Install jbibtex-base on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install jbibtex-base on Ubuntu 18.04. jbibtex-base is make a bibliography for ASCII p(La)TeX / NTT j(La)TeX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jbibtex-base on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is jbibtex-base

jbibtex-base is:

This is JBibTeX, a Japanized BibTeX based on the original BibTeX 0.99c. JBibTeX can handle Kanji characters (EUC-JP).

This package contains library files for JBibTeX. You need to install jbibtex-bin to use JBibTeX.

This is a part of ASCII pTeX distribution, but you can use this program not only with ASCII p(La)TeX but also with NTT j(La)TeX.

There are three methods to install jbibtex-base 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 jbibtex-base Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jbibtex-base

Install jbibtex-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jbibtex-base

Install jbibtex-base 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 jbibtex-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jbibtex-base

How To Uninstall jbibtex-base on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the jbibtex-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jbibtex-base

Uninstall jbibtex-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jbibtex-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jbibtex-base

Remove jbibtex-base Configurations and Data

To remove jbibtex-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jbibtex-base

Remove jbibtex-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jbibtex-base

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jbibtex-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.