How To Install texi2html on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texi2html on Debian 12.
What is texi2html
texi2html is:
texi2html is a Perl script that converts Texinfo files to HTML.
The program takes Texinfo files (not info ones) and produces a set of HTML files. The quality of the output is close to the printed output and is much better than an info->HTML gateway.
Compared to the output of `makeinfo –html’, texi2html’s output is more customizable and (subjectively) produces better output by default.
There are three methods to install texi2html 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 texi2html Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install texi2html using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install texi2html
Install texi2html Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install texi2html using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install texi2html
Install texi2html 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 texi2html using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install texi2html
How To Uninstall texi2html on Debian 12
To uninstall only the texi2html package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove texi2html
Uninstall texi2html And Its Dependencies
To uninstall texi2html and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove texi2html
Remove texi2html Configurations and Data
To remove texi2html configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge texi2html
Remove texi2html configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove texi2html configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texi2html
Dependencies
texi2html have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texi2html package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.