How To Install tex-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tex-common on Kali Linux.

What is tex-common

tex-common is:

This package contains a number of scripts and common configuration files that are needed to install a TeX System.

It also contains debhelper-like programs useful for building TeX packages.

There are three methods to install tex-common on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install tex-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tex-common

Install tex-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tex-common

Install tex-common Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install tex-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tex-common

How To Uninstall tex-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tex-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tex-common

Uninstall tex-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tex-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tex-common

Remove tex-common Configurations and Data

To remove tex-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tex-common

Remove tex-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tex-common

Dependencies

tex-common have the following dependencies:

• dpkg
• ucf

References

• tex-common website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tex-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.