How To Install latex209-base on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install latex209-base on Debian 12.
What is latex209-base
latex209-base is:
LaTeX 2.09 is obsolete. Use LaTeX 2e. This package is for those who want to use old style files.
There are three methods to install latex209-base 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 latex209-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 latex209-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install latex209-base
Install latex209-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install latex209-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install latex209-base
Install latex209-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install latex209-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install latex209-base
How To Uninstall latex209-base on Debian 12
To uninstall only the latex209-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove latex209-base
Uninstall latex209-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall latex209-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove latex209-base
Remove latex209-base Configurations and Data
To remove latex209-base configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge latex209-base
Remove latex209-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove latex209-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge latex209-base
Dependencies
latex209-base have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install latex209-base package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
