How To Install lintex on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lintex on Kali Linux. lintex is automatic cleanup of old TeX-related files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lintex on Kali Linux.

What is lintex

lintex is:

Removes unneeded files after a (La)TeX run: .aux, .log, .dvi, etc, if their timestamp is more recent than the TeX file’s. Also removes the backup files created by your text editor. This keeps a directory containing multiple (La)TeX documents from becoming unmanageable.

There are three methods to install lintex 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 lintex Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lintex using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lintex

Install lintex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lintex using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lintex

Install lintex 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 lintex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lintex

How To Uninstall lintex on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lintex package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lintex

Uninstall lintex And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lintex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lintex

Remove lintex Configurations and Data

To remove lintex configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lintex

Remove lintex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lintex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lintex

Dependencies

lintex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lintex package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.