How To Install src2tex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install src2tex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is src2tex
src2tex is:
src2tex [resp. src2latex] is a sort of text converter from BASIC, C, C++, OBJECTIVE-C, COBOL, FORTRAN, HTML, JAVA, LISP, MAKE, PASCAL, PERL, SCHEME, SHELL, TCL/TK and ASIR, MACSYMA, MAPLE, MATHEMATICA, MATLAB, MAXIMA, MuPAD, OCTAVE, REDUCE to TeX [resp. LaTeX]. However, it is not a simple pretty-printer; actually, it is designed to fulfill the following desires:
(1) We want to write mathematical formulae in comment area of source program. (2) We would like to patch PS or EPS figures upon source program. (3) We need a simple and easy-to-use tool which enables to combine documentation and manual with source program. (4) We often have to translate our program from text format to TeX format when we want to quote our own program in research report, lecture note, etc. That is quite time consuming, so it should be automated.
There are three methods to install src2tex 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 src2tex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install src2tex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install src2tex
Install src2tex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install src2tex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install src2tex
Install src2tex 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 src2tex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install src2tex
How To Uninstall src2tex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the src2tex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove src2tex
Uninstall src2tex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall src2tex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove src2tex
Remove src2tex Configurations and Data
To remove src2tex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge src2tex
Remove src2tex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove src2tex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge src2tex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install src2tex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
