How To Install texlive-lang-french on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-lang-french on Kali Linux. texlive-lang-french is TeX Live

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-lang-french on Kali Linux.

What is texlive-lang-french

texlive-lang-french is:

Support for French and Basque.

This package includes the following CTAN packages:

aeguill – Add several kinds of guillemets to the ae fonts

annee-scolaire – Automatically typeset the academic year (French way)

apprendre-a-programmer-en-tex – The book “Apprendre a programmer en TeX”

apprends-latex – Apprends LaTeX!

babel-basque – Babel contributed support for Basque

babel-french – Babel contributed support for French

basque-book – Class for book-type documents written in Basque

basque-date – Print the date in Basque

bib-fr – French translation of classical BibTeX styles

bibleref-french – French translations for bibleref

booktabs-fr – French translation of booktabs documentation

droit-fr – Document class and bibliographic style for French law

e-french – Comprehensive LaTeX support for French-language typesetting

epslatex-fr – French version of “graphics in LaTeX”

expose-expl3-dunkerque-2019 – Using expl3 to implement some numerical algorithms

facture – Generate an invoice

formation-latex-ul – Introductory LaTeX course in French

frenchmath – Typesetting mathematics according to French rules

frletter – Typeset letters in the French style

frpseudocode – French translation for the algorithmicx package

hyphen-basque – Basque hyphenation patterns.

hyphen-french – French hyphenation patterns.

impatient-fr – Free edition of the book “TeX for the Impatient”

impnattypo – Support typography of l’Imprimerie Nationale Francaise

l2tabu-french – French translation of l2tabu

latex2e-help-texinfo-fr – A French translation of “latex2e-help-texinfo”

lshort-french – Short introduction to LaTeX, French translation

mafr – Mathematics in accord with French usage

matapli – Class for the french journal “MATAPLI”

profcollege – A LaTeX package for French maths teachers in college

tabvar – Typesetting tables showing variations of functions

tdsfrmath – Macros for French teachers of mathematics

texlive-fr – TeX Live manual (French)

translation-array-fr – French translation of the documentation of array

translation-dcolumn-fr – French translation of the documentation of dcolumn

translation-natbib-fr – French translation of the documentation of natbib

translation-tabbing-fr – French translation of the documentation of Tabbing

variations – Typeset tables of variations of functions

visualtikz – Visual help for TikZ based on images with minimum text

There are three methods to install texlive-lang-french 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 texlive-lang-french Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install texlive-lang-french using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install texlive-lang-french

Install texlive-lang-french Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install texlive-lang-french using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install texlive-lang-french

Install texlive-lang-french 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 texlive-lang-french using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install texlive-lang-french

How To Uninstall texlive-lang-french on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the texlive-lang-french package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove texlive-lang-french

Uninstall texlive-lang-french And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove texlive-lang-french

Remove texlive-lang-french Configurations and Data

To remove texlive-lang-french configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge texlive-lang-french

Remove texlive-lang-french configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove texlive-lang-french configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texlive-lang-french

Dependencies

texlive-lang-french have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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