How To Install pidgin-latex on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-latex on Debian 9.
What is pidgin-latex
pidgin-latex is:
Plugin for Pidgin which translates LaTeX code into images in your IM and chat conversations. This plugin looks for $$latex math$$ patterns and replaces them with the rendered LaTeX output. As this is a local conversion only your buddies will have to install this plugin too to see the LaTeX rendering.
There are three methods to install pidgin-latex on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pidgin-latex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-latex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-latex
Install pidgin-latex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-latex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pidgin-latex
Install pidgin-latex 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 pidgin-latex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-latex
How To Uninstall pidgin-latex on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pidgin-latex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pidgin-latex
Uninstall pidgin-latex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pidgin-latex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-latex
Remove pidgin-latex Configurations and Data
To remove pidgin-latex configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-latex
Remove pidgin-latex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pidgin-latex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-latex
Dependencies
pidgin-latex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-latex package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.