How To Install python3-gleetex on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gleetex on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-gleetex is Module to embed LaTeX equations in HTML files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gleetex on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-gleetex

python3-gleetex is:

GleeTeX is a python module to create images from formulas. It can parse HTML documents and replace all occurrences of some formula through images. Each image will get an alt attribute as well, which is useful for screen readers or text-mode browsers. It can also just create formula images out of LaTeX formulas and the process can be embedded into a web application.

GleeTeX is able to convert multiple images concurrently and it also keeps a cache of already converted formulas, speeding up the conversion.

There are three methods to install python3-gleetex 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 python3-gleetex Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-gleetex using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gleetex

Install python3-gleetex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-gleetex using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-gleetex

Install python3-gleetex 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 python3-gleetex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gleetex

How To Uninstall python3-gleetex on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-gleetex package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-gleetex

Uninstall python3-gleetex And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-gleetex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gleetex

Remove python3-gleetex Configurations and Data

To remove python3-gleetex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gleetex

Remove python3-gleetex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-gleetex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gleetex

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gleetex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.