How To Install sagetex-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sagetex-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. sagetex-doc is Embed Sage code and plots into LaTeX – doc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sagetex-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sagetex-doc

sagetex-doc is:

The SageTeX LaTeX package allows you to embed code, results of computations, and plots from the SageMath mathematics software suite into LaTeX documents. SageMath is an open-source Computer Algebra System (CAS).

This package provides the documentation and sample material.

There are three methods to install sagetex-doc 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 sagetex-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sagetex-doc

Install sagetex-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sagetex-doc

Install sagetex-doc 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 sagetex-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sagetex-doc

How To Uninstall sagetex-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sagetex-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sagetex-doc

Uninstall sagetex-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sagetex-doc

Remove sagetex-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sagetex-doc

Remove sagetex-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sagetex-doc

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Summary

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