How To Install libptexenc-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libptexenc-dev on Kali Linux. libptexenc-dev is TeX Live

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libptexenc-dev on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libptexenc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libptexenc-dev

How To Uninstall libptexenc-dev on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.