How To Install libsynctex-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsynctex-dev on Debian 10.
What is libsynctex-dev
libsynctex-dev is:
This package contains the static library and header files for the SyncTex parser library.
There are three methods to install libsynctex-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsynctex-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 libsynctex-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsynctex-dev
Install libsynctex-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsynctex-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsynctex-dev
Install libsynctex-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 libsynctex-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsynctex-dev
How To Uninstall libsynctex-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libsynctex-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsynctex-dev
Uninstall libsynctex-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsynctex-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsynctex-dev
Remove libsynctex-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsynctex-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsynctex-dev
Remove libsynctex-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsynctex-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsynctex-dev
Dependencies
libsynctex-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsynctex-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.