How To Install jsmath on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsmath on Kali Linux.

What is jsmath

jsmath is:

Provides a method of including mathematics in HTML pages that works across multiple browsers under Windows, Macintosh OS X, Linux and other flavors of Unix. It overcomes a number of the shortcomings of the traditional method of using images to represent mathematics: jsMath uses native fonts, so they resize when you change the size of the text in your browser, they print at the full resolution of your printer, and you don’t have to wait for dozens of images to be downloaded in order to see the mathematics in a web page.

There are three methods to install jsmath on Kali Linux. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install jsmath

Install jsmath Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install jsmath using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install jsmath

Install jsmath Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install jsmath using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jsmath

How To Uninstall jsmath on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the jsmath package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jsmath

Uninstall jsmath And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jsmath and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jsmath

Remove jsmath Configurations and Data

To remove jsmath configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jsmath

Remove jsmath configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jsmath

Dependencies

jsmath have the following dependencies:

• debconf

References

• jsmath website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsmath package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.