How To Install pybtex on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pybtex on Kali Linux. pybtex is BibTeX-compatible bibliography processor

Introduction

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

What is pybtex

pybtex is:

Pybtex reads citation information from a file and produces a formatted bibliography. BibTeX style files are supported. Alternatively it is possible to write styles in Python.

Pybtex currently understands the following bibliography formats:

  • BibTeX
  • BibTeXML
  • YAML-based format

The resulting bibliography may be output in one of the following formats:

  • LaTeX
  • HTML
  • plain text

This package provides the command-line interface.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pybtex

Install pybtex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pybtex

Install pybtex 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 pybtex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pybtex

How To Uninstall pybtex on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pybtex

Uninstall pybtex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pybtex

Remove pybtex Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pybtex

Remove pybtex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pybtex

Dependencies

pybtex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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