How To Install libsynctex1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsynctex1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsynctex1
libsynctex1 is:
Library for SyncTeX parsing support.
There are three methods to install libsynctex1 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 libsynctex1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsynctex1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsynctex1
Install libsynctex1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsynctex1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsynctex1
Install libsynctex1 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 libsynctex1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsynctex1
How To Uninstall libsynctex1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsynctex1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsynctex1
Uninstall libsynctex1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsynctex1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsynctex1
Remove libsynctex1 Configurations and Data
To remove libsynctex1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsynctex1
Remove libsynctex1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsynctex1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsynctex1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsynctex1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
