How To Install libptexenc-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libptexenc-dev on Debian 9.
What is libptexenc-dev
libptexenc-dev is:
This package contains the static library and header files for the ptexenc library, a library for encoding support in pTeX, a Japanese TeX engine.
There are three methods to install libptexenc-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libptexenc-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libptexenc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libptexenc-dev
Install libptexenc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libptexenc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libptexenc-dev
Install libptexenc-dev 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 libptexenc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libptexenc-dev
How To Uninstall libptexenc-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libptexenc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libptexenc-dev
Uninstall libptexenc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libptexenc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libptexenc-dev
Remove libptexenc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libptexenc-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libptexenc-dev
Remove libptexenc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libptexenc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libptexenc-dev
Dependencies
libptexenc-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libptexenc-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.