How To Install texmaker-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install texmaker-data on Ubuntu 18.04. texmaker-data is Texmaker LaTeX editor – arch-independent files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texmaker-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is texmaker-data

texmaker-data is:

Texmaker is a clean, highly configurable LaTeX editor with good hot key support and extensive LaTeX documentation.

This package contains documentation and arch-independent files for Texmaker.

There are three methods to install texmaker-data 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 texmaker-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install texmaker-data

Install texmaker-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install texmaker-data

Install texmaker-data 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 texmaker-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install texmaker-data

How To Uninstall texmaker-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the texmaker-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove texmaker-data

Uninstall texmaker-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove texmaker-data

Remove texmaker-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge texmaker-data

Remove texmaker-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texmaker-data

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Summary

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