How To Install python-latexcodec on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-latexcodec on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-latexcodec
python-latexcodec is:
latexcodec is a Python library for converting from and into LaTeX encoding. It includes a codec module which contains classes and functions for LaTeX code translation, and a module for lexing LaTeX code, which includes general purpose base classes for incremental LaTeX decoders and encoders.
This package contains the modules for Python2.
There are three methods to install python-latexcodec 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 python-latexcodec Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-latexcodec using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-latexcodec
Install python-latexcodec Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-latexcodec using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-latexcodec
Install python-latexcodec 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 python-latexcodec using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-latexcodec
How To Uninstall python-latexcodec on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-latexcodec package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-latexcodec
Uninstall python-latexcodec And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-latexcodec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-latexcodec
Remove python-latexcodec Configurations and Data
To remove python-latexcodec configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-latexcodec
Remove python-latexcodec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-latexcodec configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-latexcodec
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-latexcodec package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
