How To Install jsmath-fonts-sprite on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jsmath-fonts-sprite
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is jsmath-fonts-sprite
jsmath-fonts-sprite is:
Rasterized fonts saved in separate image files – 1 image per font to enable viewing of jsMath pages by a web-browser which is missing access to TeX fonts. Sprite organization of raster fonts alleviates the problem of jsmath-fonts, which is a tremendous number of images since each character has a separate image file. But such advantage comes at speed and compatibility cost.
There are three methods to install jsmath-fonts-sprite
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jsmath-fonts-sprite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jsmath-fonts-sprite
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jsmath-fonts-sprite
Install jsmath-fonts-sprite Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jsmath-fonts-sprite
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jsmath-fonts-sprite
Install jsmath-fonts-sprite 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 jsmath-fonts-sprite
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jsmath-fonts-sprite
How To Uninstall jsmath-fonts-sprite on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the jsmath-fonts-sprite
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jsmath-fonts-sprite
Uninstall jsmath-fonts-sprite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jsmath-fonts-sprite
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jsmath-fonts-sprite
Remove jsmath-fonts-sprite Configurations and Data
To remove jsmath-fonts-sprite
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jsmath-fonts-sprite
Remove jsmath-fonts-sprite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jsmath-fonts-sprite
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jsmath-fonts-sprite
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jsmath-fonts-sprite
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.