How To Install r-cran-tinytex on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-tinytex on Debian 12.
What is r-cran-tinytex
r-cran-tinytex is:
GNU R Helper functions to install and maintain the ‘LaTeX’ distribution named ‘TinyTeX’ (https://yihui.name/tinytex/), a lightweight, cross-platform, portable, and easy-to-maintain version of ‘TeX Live’. This package also contains helper functions to compile ‘LaTeX’ documents, and install missing ‘LaTeX’ packages automatically.
There are three methods to install r-cran-tinytex on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install r-cran-tinytex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-tinytex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-tinytex
Install r-cran-tinytex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-tinytex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-tinytex
Install r-cran-tinytex 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 r-cran-tinytex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-tinytex
How To Uninstall r-cran-tinytex on Debian 12
To uninstall only the r-cran-tinytex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-tinytex
Uninstall r-cran-tinytex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-tinytex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-tinytex
Remove r-cran-tinytex Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-tinytex configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-tinytex
Remove r-cran-tinytex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-tinytex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-tinytex
Dependencies
r-cran-tinytex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-tinytex package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
