How To Install libjs-asciimathml on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-asciimathml on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-asciimathml
libjs-asciimathml is:
ASCIIMathML is a set of JavaScript functions to convert ASCII math notation and LaTeX to Presentation MathML. Simple graphics commands are also translated to SVG images. ASCIIMathML is designed to be very easy to use and mimic to a great extent the way that one would use to type mathematical formulas by means like e-mail.
This makes its use especially suited for teachers and instructors of disciplines based on Mathematics that want to use an electronic medium (like, for instance, a blog or a web forum) with students and still not be encumbered with difficult, non-intuitive, non-standard notation for formulas.
There are three methods to install libjs-asciimathml 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 libjs-asciimathml Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-asciimathml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-asciimathml
Install libjs-asciimathml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-asciimathml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-asciimathml
Install libjs-asciimathml 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 libjs-asciimathml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-asciimathml
How To Uninstall libjs-asciimathml on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-asciimathml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-asciimathml
Uninstall libjs-asciimathml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-asciimathml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-asciimathml
Remove libjs-asciimathml Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-asciimathml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-asciimathml
Remove libjs-asciimathml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-asciimathml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-asciimathml
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-asciimathml package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
