How To Install rcs-latex on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rcs-latex on Debian 9.
What is rcs-latex
rcs-latex is:
This is a transitional package which depends on texlive-latex-recommended; that package now contains the rcs-latex package.
This allows the user to typeset RCS keywords in their document without being concerned about dollar signs and the like.
There are three methods to install rcs-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 rcs-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 rcs-latex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rcs-latex
Install rcs-latex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rcs-latex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rcs-latex
Install rcs-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 rcs-latex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rcs-latex
How To Uninstall rcs-latex on Debian 9
To uninstall only the rcs-latex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rcs-latex
Uninstall rcs-latex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rcs-latex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rcs-latex
Remove rcs-latex Configurations and Data
To remove rcs-latex configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rcs-latex
Remove rcs-latex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rcs-latex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rcs-latex
Dependencies
rcs-latex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rcs-latex package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.