How To Install nbibtex on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbibtex on Debian 11. nbibtex is Powerful, flexible replacement for bibtex

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbibtex on Debian 11.

What is nbibtex

nbibtex is:

Tools to help authors take better advantage of BibTeX data, especially when working in collaboration. Instead of using BibTeX ‘keys’, which are chosen arbitrarily and idiosyncratically, nbibtex builds a bibliography by searching the actual contents of citations. It can be used as a drop-in, compatible replacement for bibtex.

There are three methods to install nbibtex on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nbibtex Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nbibtex

Install nbibtex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nbibtex

Install nbibtex 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 nbibtex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nbibtex

How To Uninstall nbibtex on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove nbibtex

Uninstall nbibtex And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nbibtex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nbibtex

Remove nbibtex Configurations and Data

To remove nbibtex configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nbibtex

Remove nbibtex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nbibtex

Dependencies

nbibtex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbibtex package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.